Featured WW2 RAF person?

I bought these 4 books together a couple of years ago from a jumble sale here in Norfolk U.K.
I saw 3 were signed by the same hand, R J Sutton, the one signed at Christmas 1943 (Aeronautical Engineering) looks like a different hand and I think it could be because the others signed R J Sutton were signed by the RAF voluntary reservist of that name who had already been killed in 1942 by a Beaufort 1 crashing into the sea on 11 July 1942. Anybody have any thoughts about this or access to records as to where R J Sutton lived here in U.K. please? Thanks.
It might not be him of course.

 

I'm on the wrong side of the Pond, but if I found those they'd have gone straight into my hoarde so fast....until an aviation addict friend sweet-talked me out of them. (if I told him I had them.)

 

They’ve been in a pile on the floor collecting dust until now. I normally just look for Author signatures but as these were all the same name I thought I’d look into the owner of the books. If it is the person I think it is, he was a Pilot and Sgt, and was only 20 years old when the plane crashed and he lost his life.

 

That's really sad, but at least you saved the books.

 

looks like some interesting reading though..

 

You could try requesting service records... I can't tell what they will or won't send, and there would be a fee involved.
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/requests-for-personal-data-and-service-records

Here is another guide I just found. Haven't looked at it, though.
https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/...s-and-royal-air/where-to-find-service-records

 

Thanks.
If there wasn’t Covid I would access my local libraries Ancestry account for free as I think he would have been born in 1922. It would be nice to find out if he was local and try to track down any living relatives to give the books to.

 

There's a forum called USMilitariaForum that has a section dedicated to repatriating military relics to family. Maybe there is something similar that covers UK military collectibles.

 

Thanks Smallaxe, that’s a good idea. I had a look and think The Royal British Legion which is our armed forces Charity which helps ex service personnel and their families will be my first step. I’m sure they will be able to direct me to the people that can help.

 

Try Duxford.