Sergeant John Stanley Gilders. Forever remembered at Gilders Drive, St Georges Estate RAF Hornchurch Heritage Centre

Sgt. John Stanley Guilders
One of THE FEW.
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Lost his life this day 21st.February 1941.

21 Feb 41 Sgt John Gilders Spitfire EBG P7816 Broke from the pack. Witnesses saw it nose dive. Sgt John Gilders was missing for 53 years until a team of archaeologists recovered him and his #SPITFIRE RAF Hornchurch Heritage Centre youtube.com/watch?v=H_0Xwf…

Remembering Sgt John Gilders, who died on this day in 1941 RAF Hornchurch Heritage Centre #OTD #Spitfire #WW2

Remembering Battle of Britain Ace Sgt John Gilders, who died in his #SPITFIRE 21 Feb 1941 41 Squadron RAF Pippa Ettore #WW2

21 February 1941 Spitfire Patrol..... Failed to Return EBG P7816 Regret to inform Sgt John Gilders is missing. #SPITFIRE #WW2 41 Squadron RAF Pippa Ettore

21 Feb 1941 And we will take the fight to them. We few, we happy few, we band of brothers #BattleofBritain #SPITFIRE #WW2 41 Squadron RAF

21 Feb 1941 Spitfire Mkii EBG P7816 .. 12:10 Control Col back, throttle forward, The merlin roars us into the blue.. #RAF

21 Feb 41 E.B.G P7816 - One last push. Hand shakes with thoughts of lost brothers. Easing open throttle..Column forward.. #SPITFIRE

21 Feb 1941 41 Squadron - 12:00 On Monday we move North. First time away from 11 Group since start of the Battle #RAF

20 Feb 1941. Evening. 41 Squadron Sharing quiet thoughts of John and Robert #SgtPltJohnMcAdam

20 Feb 1941 - 6 Flew out. Only 4 returned. Sgt Rob Angus shot up and baled out. Did not Return #SPITFIRE #RAF #WW2 Pippa Ettore

20 Feb 1941-FO Pete Brown circled Jonny McAdam. The bastards had shot him in the back after he baled out of the Spit. #SPITFIRE #RAF #WW2

20 Feb 41-FO Pete Brown circled parachuting pilot. It was Jonny McAdam. Wing man one last time as he guided him to the sea. #SPITFIRE #41Sqn

20 Feb 41 FO Pete Brown led the 5. jumped by group of Me109's. He climbed hard, stalled, blacked out. Parachutes passing as he came to #RAF

20 Feb 41 Landed. 'Not much there' I said to John and Rob as they headed for next sweep. They did not return #RAF #WW2 #RIP

20 Feb 41 The hardest day at 41 Sqn. Spitfire P7816 E.B.G. Bandits reported. Patrols of 6 #WW2 #RAF #SPITFIRE

20 Feb 41 All of 41 Sqn, fierce new resolve.These swines firebombing Swansea, London by night. We will fill the skies today & push back #WW2

19 Feb 41 The Bastards are hitting #Swansea . Please don't move us up to the North. Together we can keep them out #RAF

17 Feb 41 EBF Landed after Channel patrol. No enemy action. 41 Sqn moving to 13 Group. Sad to go far from Molly #RAF