About a month ago I received a correspondance from Steven Johnson who was Angus Johnson's son (passed away in 1963). After corresponding a bit we traded photos and I received the following photo's taken in Florida, 1944. This was the time when Austin met and received the crew he would command throughout their time during the war. I want to take this time to thank Steve for these photos.
The crew, Lt. Austin Simmons back row, 2nd from the left. Angus Johnson, front row kneeling in front of Austin.
Lt. Simmons and ?? at the beach in West Palm Beach, FL May 19, 1944.
Fast forward to November 2nd, 1944, Austin took a flight up to Spetchley Park near Worcester, England. It is unclear exactly the reason for this visit. However, Spetchley Park was used by the 8th Air Force after the Battle of Britain as a place for its pilots to recuperate. It is also unclear if his entire crew accompanied him on this trip or not. I would suspect they may have as Angus Johnson took this photo of the outside of the building:
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