- Contributed by听
- Genevieve
- People in story:听
- Don Street, Dave Grant, Charles Waghorn, Doug Boothby, Pat Patfield, Peter Hadden, Geoff Gilbert
- Location of story:听
- Skellingsthorpe (Lincolnshire)
- Background to story:听
- Royal Air Force
- Article ID:听
- A4365795
- Contributed on:听
- 05 July 2005
Don Street's Lancaster - 'Y' for Yoke
Top Caption: "The following crew completed a tour of operations on this aircraft on 3/4 August 1944. Pilot: Pilot Officer (who then became a Flying Officer) Don Street, DFC; Navigator: Warrant Officer Dave Grant, RCAF (Royal Canadian Air Force); Flight Engineer: Sergeant Charles Waghorn; Sergeant Doug Boothby, DFM (Distinguished Flying Medal); Bomb Aimer Sergeant Pat Patfield; Mid Upper Gunner Sergeant Peter Hadden, DFM; Rear Gunner Sergeant Geoff Gilbert, DFM.
Bottom Caption: "Y" ME595. 61 Squadron, Skellingsthorpe (Lincolnshire), 1994. Lost 18th/19th October, 1944
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