6/4/42 Hudson Q, F/Sgt Livingstone, F/Sgt Pearce, Sgt Denham, Sgt Parker, Op: Vaaro, Carried out patrol...
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The gist of it was that it seemed that the naval high ups were cock a hoop with the Success of the...
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Although 617 Squadron was the main attraction, our Squadron 57 were in attendance and our Pilot Sergeant...
The crew consisted of me, navigator Sgt Derek Cryer, bomb aimer Sgt Don Say, W/op Jackie Holt and rear...
We were to fly from nearby R.A.F. Skellingthorpe, which was a Bomber Station opened in November 1941 among...
By late March of 1941,in fact, two German Battleships had appeared in the Western approaches the...
After the struggle for Sicily ended the Squadron was based on the island from August 1943 and we began to...
The Ark Royal had been removed on November 11th and any idea that such aircraft as Hudson's could...
The fact that flying into Spanish territory was absolutely forbidden put the chance of stooging around to...
It was to join 19 OTU Bomber Command at RAF Kinloss in Morayshire. His final days in the RAF were spent at...
Chiefy Flight Sergeant Erk Ground crew WO Warrant officer WO Wireless operator SP Service policeman LAC...
I often think if I had been shot down during the cold German winter, I would probably have landed in a...
I got the wireless operator to send out a May Day call then ordered the crew to crash landing positions and...
The crew flew in Lancaster III was KM-F for 鈥楩reddie鈥. They had a late take-off as their...
Passed out one of the top 6 airmen totalling 100 and posted to RAF Yatesbury on RADAR mechanics course,...
4 squadron claimed the first British kill of the war when a Lysander bought down a He111, but the Lysander...
February 1942 鈥 We were married but we couldn't be married in Theo's local church, 鈥楢ll...
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There was a shortage of Catalina aircraft and a glut of Catalina-trained pilots so I was posted to an...
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