Initial
training at R.N.Z.A.F Station Taieri,
then to Empire Training School, (Ontario,
Canada),
where he received his commision
Posted
on to a Navigation course at Prince Edward Island
then to the United Kingdom to train on Oxfords.
and posted to No 228 Squadron R.A.F. Coastal
Command,
flying Sunderlands operating out of Penbroke Dock
Navigator and Pilot
There
were Two other Coastal Command Squadrons
operating out of Penbroke Dock, (all with 12
Sunderlands each),
No 461 Sqn Australian and No 422 Sqn Canadian.
MOVIE
CLIP
JIM CASTLES 7mins.
HI
To
give some of the idea of how large the interior
of a Short Sunderland
was, here is a 'shot' looking forward to the
cockpit area.
Note the port and starboard gunners at their
positions and the two deck levels.
