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It must have been very unusual for 3 brothers to serve on the same squadron in the war if not unique. It certainly is unique for 3 brothers to serve on the same squadron at the same time albeit for a brief period. This was achieved by 3 brothers from Australia who flew with 103 squadron in 1944/45. John, David and Gavin Henry came from Armidale, New South Wales, Australia and all 3 had trained to become pilots and were sent to Britain. John, the eldest, was referred to as Mk1 with David Mk2 and Gavin, the youngest, Mk3. John and David were already with 103 squadron at Elsham Wold and had nearly completed their tours when younger brother Gavin arrived. It was arranged that all 3 were to fly on the same operation to Cologne and but special permision had to be obtained from the King himself as it normally totally prohibited for brothers to fly on the same operation. All 3 brothers completed the operation successfully and this event was reported in the national press several days later. John, David and Gavin all survived the war and John remained a pilot and had a long and distinguished flying career as a test and civilian pilot. He was killed in a car crash on his way to an Air Force reunion in April 1978
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(Above) the three Henry Brothers | |||||
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