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Members & Contributors List

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Members & Contributors

David King - Chairman Aircrew Remembrance Society, Member. (Founder)

Status: Current

Activity Fields & Projects worked on: Aviation Archaeology, Airfield Archaeology, Aircraft Preservation & Restoration, Education, Project coordinator (Field Work) Project (Administrator) Aircraft Recovery Projects & site investigation Projects, Memorial Projects, Missing Aircrew Projects, Peoples War History Project, Moderator.

Society & Group Administration Positions Held: Chairman, Section Page & Project developer.

Work Criteria Fields: Historian, Photographer, Aviation Researcher, Aviation Archaeologist, Author, Crash Site Plan & Artefact Recorder, Memorial Construction.

History of Group Affiliations:Chiltern Historical Aircraft Preservation Group, Duxford Aviation Society, Booker Aircraft Museum, Little Staughton Pathfinder Association, Aircrew Remembrance Society.

David is the founder of this society which was founded back in 1994 following the closure of The Booker Aircraft Museum which he founded in 1982. The museum idea had been championed by David when he was secretary and later chairman of The Chiltern Historical Aircraft Preservation Group which was founded back in 1971

This Remembrance Society for Aircrew was created so as to continue David’s passion for Aviation in many fields including, aircraft preservation and restoration, crash site investigations and aircraft recovery, The foundation of memorials, and most importantly the preservation of researched material and photographic history, along with preserved artifacts in our Heritage collection in relation to the missing and fallen airmen of the Second World War, for their permanent remembrance in our history and education for future generations.


Alexander David King - Vice Chairman, Webmaster & Member

Status: Current

Activity Fields & Projects worked on: Aviation Archaeology, Airfield Archaeology, Aircraft Preservation & Restoration, Education, Project coordinator (Field Work) Project (Administrator) Aircraft Recovery Projects & site investigation Projects, Memorial Projects, Missing Aircrew Projects, Peoples War History Project, Moderator.

Society & Group Administration Positions Held: Archivist, Vice Chairman, Section Page & Project developer, Webmaster, Web Developer

Work Criteria Fields: Historian, Photographer, Aviation Researcher, Aviation Archaeologist, Author, Crash Site Plan & Artefact Recorder, Webmaster.

History of Group Affiliations: Booker Aircraft Museum, Aircrew Remembrance Society, The Peoples War History Group.

Alex is our webmaster and also the founder of The Peoples War History Group.

Mick Hegney - Member (Northern Researcher)

Status: Current

Activity Fields & Projects worked on: Aviation Archaeology, Historian, Archivist, Researcher, Archaeologist, Photographer

Society & Group Administration Positions Held: Researcher

Work Criteria Fields: Historian, Photographer, Aviation Researcher.

History of Group Affiliations: Aircrew Remembrance Society.


Martin "Buzz" O'Brien – Former Member

Status: Former (1980s - 2025)

Activity Fields & Projects worked on: Aviation Archaeology, Historian, Archivist, Researcher, Archaeologist, Photographer,

Society & Group Administration Positions Held: Aviation Archaeologist, Airfield Archaeologist, Aircraft Preservationist, Project coordinator (Field Work) Aircraft Recovery Projects & site investigation Projects, Memorial Projects, Missing Aircrew Projects, Secretary to the Booker Aircraft Museum.

Work Criteria Fields: Historian, Photographer, Aviation Researcher, Aviation Archaeologist.

History of Group Affiliations:  Duxford Aviation Society, Booker Aircraft Museum, Aircrew Remembrance Society, Airfield Research Group, The Society Of Friends of the Royal Air Force Museum, Craig Charleston (Me109 Aircraft Restorations)


Eduard IJsbrandij - (Netherlands). Associate Member

Status: Current

Activity Fields & Projects worked on: Aviation Archaeology, Aircraft Preservation & Restoration, Aircraft History & Research (Netherlands)

Society & Group Administration Positions Held: Researcher, Aviation Archaeologist, Airfield Archaeologist, Aircraft Preservationist, Project coordinator (Field Work) Aircraft Recovery Projects & site investigation Projects, Memorial Projects, Missing Aircrew Projects.

Work Criteria Fields: Historian, Photographer, Aviation Researcher.

History of Group Affiliations: Dare Group, Aircrew Remembrance Society. (KLM Royal Dutch Airlines) (Fredmans Vintage Aviation Storage)

For many decades we have worked with Ed in many fields, co-operating with him in recoveries which have also involved the search for missing airmen resulting in their recovery and dignified burial. Ed has also been involved in preserving and documenting numerous records. He has also been involved in many aircraft restoration projects.

Rüdiger Kaufmann - Associate Member (Germany).

Status: Current

Activity Fields & Projects worked on: Aviation Archaeology, Historian, Archivist, Aviation Research, Photographer

Society & Group Administration Positions Held: Researcher, Aviation Archaeologist, Airfield Archaeologist, Aircraft Preservationist, Project coordinator, Memorial Projects, Missing Aircrew Projects.

Work Criteria Fields: Historian, Photographer, Aviation Researcher.

History of Group Affiliations: Aircrew Remembrance Society.

For many decades we have worked with Rudiger in many fields, co-operating with him in recoveries Rudiger has also been involved in preserving and documenting numerous records. He has also been involved with The German War Graves Commission (Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge) in finding missing men both Luftwaffe and Wehrmacht.

Tamara Cracker - Member

Status: Current

Activity Fields & Projects worked on: Aviation Archaeology.

Society & Group Administration Positions Held: Aviation Archivist and Archaeology site registrar. (BA in history and an MA in social and cultural history)

Work Criteria Fields: Historian, Photographer, Aviation Researcher.

History of Group Affiliations: Aircrew Remembrance Society

Tamara's work in identifying and classifying items at our site locations enables us to produce detailed accounts of our excavations for the Ministry of Defence and relative Archaeology and historical bodies.

Les Mason Former Member

Status: Former Member (1971-1994)

Activity Fields & Projects worked on: Aviation Archaeology, Aircraft Preservation & Restoration.

Society & Group Administration Positions Held: Group Librarian, crash site plan and artefact Recorder.

Work Criteria Fields: Aviation Archaeologist, Historian, Archivist, Aircraft Preservation & Restoration.

History of Group Affiliations: Chiltern Historical Aircraft Preservation Group, Booker Aircraft Museum.

Laurent d’ Hondt (Associate Member) French Researcher.

Status: Current

Activity Fields & Projects worked on: Aviation Archaeology, Airfield Archaeology, Aircraft Recovery Projects & site investigation Projects, Missing Aircrew Projects.

Society & Group Administration Positions Held:

Work Criteria Fields: Historian, Photographer, Aviation Researcher, Aviation Archaeologist.

History of Group Affiliations: Aircrew Remembrance Society.

John Ownsworth - Associate Member

Status: Current

Activity Fields & Projects worked on:
Aviation Archaeology, Airfield Archaeology, High Ground Wreck Investigator.

Society & Group Administration Positions Held:

Work Criteria Fields: 
Historian, Photographer, Aviation Researcher, Aviation Archaeologist, Crash Site Plan & Artefact Recorder, Author.

History of Group Affiliations: Aircrew Remembrance Society, (High Ground Wreck Collection - John Ownsworth, Jim Chatterton, Alan Jones, and the late Martin (Sef) Johnson.)

Martin Johnson - Associate Member

Status: Former

Activity Fields & Projects worked on: Aviation Archaeology, Airfield Archaeology, High Ground Wreck Investigator.

Society & Group Administration Positions Held:

Work Criteria Fields: Historian, Photographer, Aviation Researcher, Aviation Archaeologist, Crash Site Plan & Artefact Recorder.

History of Group Affiliations: Aircrew Remembrance Society (High Ground Wreck Collection - John Ownsworth, Jim Chatterton, Alan Jones, and the late Martin (Sef) Johnson.)





Martin during one of his many high ground investigations, seen right in May 1999 with main undercarriage from B-24H 42-9841. 492nd Bomb Group.

Charlie White - Associate Member

Status: Current

Activity Fields & Projects worked on: Aviation Archaeology, Airfield Archaeology, Memorial Projects.

Society & Group Administration Positions Held:

Work Criteria Fields: Aviation Archaeologist, Historian, Drone Operator.

History of Group Affiliations: Aircrew Remembrance Society 







Tony White Associate Member

Status: Current

Activity Fields & Projects worked on: Aviation Archaeology, Airfield Archaeology, Memorial Projects.

Society & Group Administration Positions Held:

Work Criteria Fields: Aviation Archaeologist, Historian, Drone Operator.

History of Group Affiliations: Aircrew Remembrance Society


Bob Aston - Associate Member

Status: Current

Activity Fields & Projects worked on: Aviation Archaeology

Society & Group Administration Positions Held:

Work Criteria Fields: Aviation Archaeologist

History of Group Affiliations: Booker Aircraft Museum, Aircrew Remembrance Society.




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