Coastal Forces Veterans

I met up with Randy Langford who served on MTB 490 this weekend. He is amazingly spritely and would love to see any old photos etc. Despite the record showing my father was the commanding officer I suspect there has been an error and elsewhere in the record there is mention of him commanding MTB 489...

Sorry so as to be the previously attached photo is of Herbert Gaskell or Sandy Bown on the LHS. The other individual is unknown

Hello Anne Hardie & Jwar, My father TLtHerbert Gaskell Bown RNVR First Lieutenant SGB 6 1/42 Commanding Officer MTB 489 25/1/44 – 7/45 Born in Barton Upon Irwell district, Lancashire 5/1/16 and died in Mid Warwickshire 8/98 is very likely in that photo. I would really appreciate seeing that phot...

Thx, I had tracked those down but Do we know what 'sunshine's' fathers name was i.e so the rest of the crew?

Thx Chris

Hello Sunshine, I have only just twigged about info on the Internet; I believe my father was the Commander of MTB 490, 'Sandy Bown' unfortunately he died some years ago but would be interesting to find out any information etc. I do have a photo of him with another officer but I believe it may have b...