My dad, Norman Buckle, was stationed at HMS Spurwing (Royal Navy air base at Hastings, near Freetown, Sierra Leone) from October 1943 until November 1944.
After a period of further training in the U.K he was sent in March 1945 to join the British Pacific Fleet. He was to be based at the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm base on Ponam Island, Admiralty Islands known as HMS Nabaron.
In his photo book he placed a map of Australia and indicated the location of Ponam Island.
After a period of further training in the U.K he was sent in March 1945 to join the British Pacific Fleet. He was to be based at the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm base on Ponam Island, Admiralty Islands known as HMS Nabaron.
In his photo book he placed a map of Australia and indicated the location of Ponam Island.
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| Map of Australia showing th location of Ponam in the Admiralty Islands. Even though it doesn't look like it on this map, Ponam was over 2000 miles away from Australia. |