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Hi all
It's been too long since I was last on here. I'm really pleased to see the forum as vibrant as ever.
I'm trying to track down the family of 'Bunny' Austin. He was a WOp/AG on Libs with 31 Squadron. He was part of the crew led by Jacobus Lodewickus van Eyssen that was shot down in the early hours of 16 August 1944 while attempting to resupply the Warsaw Uprising. Austin later wrote a book about his experiences and named it 'Urszula' after the Polish girl who hid him under his bed and who he later, post-war, managed to spirit away from behind the Iron Curtain.
A Polish publisher is very keen to do a Polish language edition of the original 1963 book, but is having no luck finding out who now owns the rights. The original publisher doesn't know so it's assumed that a family member owns them. Austin lived and worked in Pretoria and Pietersburg post-war, but in 1974 moved with his wife (Susan Naude) to Durban where they moved in with their daughter and her family. He passed away in 1977. Does anyone have any leads or can point me at someone who might be able to help please?
I'm afraid that's as far as we've got. I've emailed the SAAFA, but had no reply. I've also asked several mates in SA, but they've come up dry. This is a great chance to get a well-regarded book featuring South African aircrew in front of a few new generations which is why I am really keen to help. I'm also hoping to get a new English edition published, but it's early days.
Any help gratefully received. Thank you.
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Posted: 28 Mar 2017, 11:43 