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Thorne is quite near to Lindholme aerodrome from where we could hear the low hum of the Lancaster...
Norfolk's geography and proximity to the continent meant that we spent more time in the shelters...
In Cologne he saw Hitler Youth marching and in the crypt of the Cathedral he saw people filling ammunition...
We all stood in line, each a Gas Mask and label, My sister stops crying but I wasn't able The feeling...
We learned the following day it had a full bomb load and the crew had bailed out over East Anglia, after...
Hitler was trying to bomb Trafford Park but his planes couldn't hit a bull's arse with a bango. So...
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