My Uncle Len was a navigator on Stirling bombers and after he finished his tour of OPs was training...
The back of RAF form 656 shows damage or defects, repairs, modifications and replacements and inspections...
Operations took me to Germany, Norway and enemy occupied countries in Lancaster Bombers. I was on the...
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Operations took me to Germany, Norway and enemy occupied countries in Lancaster Bombers. I was on the...
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