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- gmractiondesk
- People in story:听
- Raymond G. Plews
- Location of story:听
- Liverpool/London
- Background to story:听
- Royal Air Force
- Article ID:听
- A4614248
- Contributed on:听
- 29 July 2005
This story was submitted to the People's War website by Karolina Kopiec from GMR Action Desk on behalf of Mr Raymond G. Plews and has been added to the site with his permission. The author fully understands website's terms and conditions.
I joined the RAF volunteers in 1941, I had a badge with letters P-N-B (Pilot Navigator Bomber). I am a treasurer of Manchester鈥檚 AF and a secretary of Bomber Command Association Manchester鈥檚.
I joined the RAF at Liverpool, and subsequently despatched to Padgate London ACRC, Regents Park. We did all PT just round the corner from the Lords鈥 Cricket Ground!
I once saw a beautiful young woman who was smoking a pipe for her man.
In the end of 1943 I went to Europe, but was based in Lincolns 12 squadron, and we were 19 years old. They called us 鈥淪hinning 12鈥.
1945 鈥 I was finishing the operation at Wickenby and went to Binbrooke. I played football by office command against the 11 professionals and the goalkeeper was from Tottenham.
At that time I was studying to progress from a PNB to an air gunner.
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