I wanted to find some information about a pilot since I knew nothing about him.
Someone just sent me this picture he had in his family collection.
Gosling family collection
This is the edited version.
Wing Commander Bob Braham is on the right. Squadron Leader Sticks Gregory, a good jazz drummer, is on the left.
Gosling family collection
This is what I could find about him here on the Internet.
This is the introduction.
John Randall Daniel ‘Bob’ Braham DSO & Two Bars, DFC & Two Bars, AFC, CD, (6 April 1920 – 7 February 1974) was a British pilot and one of the most highly decorated airman of the RAF in World War II. He claimed 29 enemy aircraft destroyed, probably destroyed one more, and damaged 6 in 318 operational flights. He was the top scoring RAF ace flying twin-engined fighters and was fifth among RAF fighter pilots in all theatres of war.
There was no picture of this pilot and his navigator. Now I know a lot more about him and you now know what he looked like.
He was the top scoring RAF ace flying twin-engined fighters and was fifth among RAF fighter pilots in all theatres of war.
Gosling family collection
Lest we forget
More about Bob Braham here and here. Something more here in French. About his navigator, click here.
Amazing man, deserves all the recognition you’ve given.
A reblogué ceci sur No. 23 Squadron and commented:
Bob Braham’s picture was in the Gosling family collection. I had to find who he was. I did. I did not know he was the top RAF night fighter ace.