Mentioned on Antiques Roadshow Militaria specialist Mark Smith explores the mystery of a briefcase containing items that belonged to Second World War pilot Hubert Henderson, and unearths a remarkable story that takes in mistaken identity and the Great Escape Spitfire AA810 - Restoring Sandy's Spitfire Scot's secret mission Spitfire found Casualty Flight Lieutenant (Pilot) GUNN, ALASTAIR DONALD MACKINTOSH Service Number 60340 Died 06/04/1944 Aged 24 Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Twice Mentioned in Despatches Son of James Turner Gunn, F.R.C.S., M.B., Ch.B., and Adelaide Lucy Frances Gunn, of Auchterarder, Perthshire. INSCRIPTION: MAY HE REST IN THY PEACE AND AWAKE TO A JOYFUL RESURRECTION Buried at POZNAN OLD GARRISON CEMETERY Location: Poland Number of casualties: 448 Cemetery/memorial reference: 8. D. 7. See cemetery plan
Further news item about plans by the Spitfire Project to restore Sandy Gunn's Spitfire AA810, and a reminder of the appeal to find the identity of a girl called Penny who sent him a photo of herself taken in Algiers whilst he was in a POW camp. Spitfire found in peatbog slowly being pieced back together The search for Penny was launched in May 2020. https://www.spitfireaa810.co.uk/post/finding-penny-a-national-campaign
Sorry, I maybe coming from an obtuse angle but was this Officer related to Major Ridley Gunn RA by any chance.
Hi Can you confirm that the Ridley Gunn you are asking about is John Ridley Gunn RA (1914 -1996) who was serving in Italy in Jan 1944, and who was the brother of Second Lt. George Ward Gunn VC MC. Travers