Photographs:
Robinson, Lt. McClellan Eric Sutton "Robbie", DFC
Operational service:
1 Sqn. North Africa, Sicily, Malta 1942-1943
Credit for this copy: SAAF museum Swartkops, thanks to Alan Taylor
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thanks
Tinus le Roux
Feb 2016
Dear Sir,
I 'm making a documentary for H.R.N.S. ADRIAS (L67) for educational and NON
profit purposes.
Destroyer "Adrias" of Hellenic Royal Navy, was operating in the
Mediterranean during the WWII, and rescued a pilot of SAAF near Catania
(Italy). The pilot was Lt.
Robbie Robinson (as it appears in his Log book too) on July 14th, 1943.
I wish to ask your permission to use some of his photos
included in his album. I would also wish to know, if you have any interview of
the overmentioned pilot, talking about his rescue by the Greek ship.
Thanking you in advance,
sincerely yours
Nikolaos
Papadopoulos
P.S. Information about H.R.N.S. ADRIAS, you can find
at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_destroyer_Adrias
CIRE
COOKS
Venturas
Robbie
Hurricane with external fuel tanks
Hurricanes
Hurricane
1 Squadron Hurricane
Ammo boxes, Hurricane
Hurricane
"CIRECOOKS" Eric's Hurricane
AX-O, Eric's Hurricane
Battle damage
Battle damaged Hurricane flown by "Vis" Salmon
Battle damaged Hurricane flown by "Vis" Salmon
?, Air Marshal Tedder, Maj. "Lemmie" Lemessurier, OC 1 sqdn
?
Maj Lemmie in light shirt
Tedder?
Squadron Engineering officer Capt "Red" Connor with squadron dogs Daba and Chum.
Bob Peel, Donald Brebner
?, Tom Philips, ?
Bomb Finney, Hannes Faure with puppy Daba or Chum
?, Doug Rogan
Bob Peel
?
?, Andrew "Junior" Tyrrell, Robbie, ?,?
Robbie
1 Squadron AX-X Spitfire V set up for gun harmonizing
Spitfire V
Robbie's AC CireCooks III
Machhi 202 fighter
Captured Me Bf-109 F
BF-109
Captured Ju 87, swastika on tail removed probably for souvenir
Me BF-110
Ju-88
Me Bf-109 F
Fiat CR-42
Ju 87
Me Bf-110
Fiat BR-20?
CR-42
Me Bf-109 F
CR-42, Bob Peel on the right
Ju 87
He-111
Bf-109 F
German cemetery
Kittyhawk RAF squadron
Captured Bf-109
Boston Bomber
1 Squadron Spit V
US glider?
Captured German ac?
Robbie, CR-42
4 Squadron Kittyhawk/Tomahawk
German Pzkw-4
Robbie
He-111
Lemmie on the right
Christmas lunch 1942?
Voss on the left, Brebner in middle
"Pops" Voss left
Bob Peel
Harry Gaynor, Lipawsky?, Rogan, Bushy Langerman,?
Savoia Marchetti 79
SM-79 and Macchi C-202 fighter
?
Beaufighter
Robbie, Spit V
Spit V
Robbie's Spit V
Spit V
Accident at El Hasseiat 4 Dec 1942. Note red painted wing tip (top pic) as was granted practice of SAAF 1 sqdn until the end of the war.
Spit V
Camo nets over Spits
1 Squadron's captured Bf-109 F Blades tipped the ground hence bent forward.
1 Squadron's captured Bf-109 F
1 Squadron's captured Bf-109 F
1 Squadron's captured Bf-109 F
1 Squadron's captured Bf-109 F
Captured Ju-87
Bf-109
Ju-87
Fiat G-50
1 Squadron's captured Bf-109 F
SM-81 bomber
Ju-87
Panzer Mk4
Beaufort light bomber
US B25 Bomber
DC-3
DC-3
Walrus sea rescue plane
Harmonizing guns: Spit V
1 Squadron's captured Bf-109 F
Officers Mess
Walrus, Robbie
Boston Bombers
Lysander recce plane
bomber
Boston
Mine detecting, engineers
40mm AA Oerlikon?
German 88mm AT/AA
Gazelle hunting
BF-109's
1 Squadron's captured Bf-109 F
Bf-109's
Bf-109
He-111
Bf-109
40mm AA
Robbie's mount
Spit V
CireCooks VI
Spit V
Spit V
US Aircobras
Me-323 giant transporter
Kittyhawk with 7 wing logo, KJ is SAAF 4 squadron ID
B-17 bomber
German Henschel ground attack aircraft
Robbie
van Nus on left
Bob Peel, Robbie, ?
Robbie center
Harry Gaynor
Captured guns, PAK-40, 88mm at back
POW's
B-17 nose
Me-323
Me- 323
Harry Gaynor, Snowy Moody
Cape Corps
1 Squadron's captured Bf-109 F
CireCooks VIII AX-8
5.5 kill marks
AX-8
Spit V
B-25
AX-8
FW-190
Bruce Rose-Christie, ?, ?, Robbie. ?
Robbie
Robbie
Robbie
LtR: Cecil Golding, Stinky Lanham, ?, Robbie, ?
Robbie
Robbie
Wickener
Robbie, Bob Peel
Broadhurst?, King, Monty, ?,?
Lt "Babe" Brent, Killed by accident on ground 29/4/1943
Phyllis. Robbie's one daughter?
Hurricane
Hurricane
German Glider Gotha-242
Wickener left, Golding middle, Rogan and Robbie right