Page 20 I met Henry in London and we celebrated the end of WW2 in London in Piccadilly Circus. The crowds were just packed everywhere. There was no room for cars. It was still late into the night. I was returning to Binbrook and we sat on a kerbside and…
Page 15 Page 15 So, on December 27th Henry finished his tour. The crew had done one extra trip to accommodate Harry Ellis who was one short. The relief on Harry’s face on the night of December 27th could be seen. But he was 28 – the others 19,20 or…
Page 14 Page 14 Came Boxing Day and I did Duty Signals officer for the first time. Gilly – the Station Signals officer had taken me to several Ops Briefings and we sat and listened as the various specialist officers told the assembled crews what the target would be –…
The Air Force had their own particular jargon and whenever they went out to drop mines in enemy waters it was always ‘to plant vegetables.’ From the earliest months of the war mine laying had been a feature of RAF operations. The earliest sortie was by 15 Hampdens on 13/14…