This is a site dedicated to the RAF Short Stirling aircraft that have borne the famous name 'MacRobert's Reply', and the brave men who fought (and died) in them. The history of the MacRobert name, it's association with the RAF, the aircraft and their crews, and a number of related stories are included.

I am presently researching the crash of the W7531 LS-F 'MacRobert's Reply' Stirling, on 18 May 1942 in the Gals Klint Forest near Middelfart, Denmark, as my father was the sole survivor of the crash. It has been this research which prompted me to create a site bearing the MacRobert's Reply name; there being no other single reference point that I could find at which to start my research. You will therefore find a certain 'bias' towards the W7531 which is my specific interest, and which will feature in a forthcoming book about the 'Sole Survivor' of the crash and his wartime experiences. A film of the research into the crash of the W7531 is already underway....

If you wish to contribute relevant material for the site, or contact me regarding any aspect of the history of the MacRobert's Reply aircraft, then please send me an email to philip(at)bluedoors.net.

If you are a regular visitor then please go straight to the Latest News page. If you are a new visitor, please go to The Storyboard for an explanation of the site in chronological order.