MEYER – Thomas H.

Squadron Leader – Pilot

Thomas Hermangild Meyer. Educated at QRC; Volunteer Trinidad ETS, Trained at Piarco 2nd Course then UK FTS Turnhill – OTU Warhawks P40. Postings to Far East 155 Sqn flying Mohawks then Hurricanes-Flt Cmdr; Flt Cmd 615 Churchill Sqn – Spitfires; became Commanding Officer of 615 on death on previous CO. CO of 30 Sqn – Thunderbolts (3 probables); Tempests II. Seconded to RIAF at the end of the war. (He was seconded to the Royal Indian Air Force having taught himself Urdu during the war; Received the Air Force Cross and details of his time in Burma appear in the book ‘Mohawks over Burma’ written by Gerry Beauchamp. Source: Catherine House, daughter). Total of 100 operational flights. aircraft named “Joe Soap”

[Source: CMHA]

ATS, Piarco, Trinidad. 2nd Course – Standing: F.W. Farfan, K. Rostant, T.H. Meyer – Sitting: I. Bourne, R. Williams (instructor), Lieut. J.F. Carroll (chief instructor), W. Brown (ground engineer), J.D. Lenagan/Lennigan? (senior cadet) [Source: CMHA]

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2 additions to “MEYER – Thomas H.”

  1. A.E.Smith adds:

    Hello

    For those interested in this sort of thing, a model of Thomas Meyers’ Mohawk is available . . .

    http://www.hlj.com/product/SPH08080

    Best regards,
    A.E.Smith

    [See image above]

    April 1st, 2010 at 2:18 pm
  2. Catherine House adds:

    Just a small thing but my father’s name was Thomas (Hermangild) Meyer not Meyers. He was seconded to the RIAF having taught himself Urdu during the war.

    June 15th, 2010 at 7:37 pm

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