My crew an I were fortunate indeed to have arrived on 460 Squadron when we did. Like the labourers in the vineyard, we were hired close to the end of the day and had missed the heat and burden in which others had sweated.
In every war, it seems, there are significant battles which are long remembered, either because they were critical to the fortunes of one of the adversaries, as were Trafalgar and Waterloo for Britain in the struggle against Napoleon, or because of the tremendous loss of life on both sides for the relatively small advantage that was achieved by one of them. The Somme and Passchendaele in World War 1 and Gallipoli and Kokoda are in particular remembrance here in Australia.
This is not to say that others, which were of a less iconic status, did not take their toll of human life and contribute to the final outcome of the struggle.
There is a first time for everything and for me on 460 Squadron it was flying the Lancaster "U" Uncle on my first operation. This operation was on the German troop positions on the outskirts of Le Havre in France. Here is that story ...
Powerful colour pictures that show the resilience of the British spirit throughout The Blitz have emerged to mark the 70th anniversary of Winston Churchill's 'V for Victory' campaign.
Riggi Media International Inc., is proud to have produced the documentary of the WWII Lancaster Bomber that was taken down for restoration in Windsor Ontario...
Decorated war pilot farewelled. In 1944 Air Commodore Parsons was posted to bomber command in the UK flying over 100 combat missions in the European theatre, including some as the commanding officer of the famous 460 Squadron.
Studio group portrait of the Lancaster Bomber Crew, members of 460 Squadron, RAF. Identified left to right, back row: 435999 Warrant Officer (WO) Jack Barden Haining, RAAF (mid upper gunner), 436989 WO Neville Bishop 'Snowy' Johnson RAAF, (rear Gunner), 428670 WO Patrick Carl 'Logger' Dowling, RAAF (wireless operator), 431366 Pilot Officer William Jeffery 'Jeff' Mackay RAAF, (navigator). Front row: Flight Sergeant (Flt Sgt) David G Paull RAF (flight engineer), 7029 Flying Officer Leighton Courtney 'Tich' Palmer, RAAF (pilot), Flt Sgt Archibald 'Jock' Buchanan RAF, (bomb aimer).
Lincolnshire MP calls for Bomber Command medal awardBBC NewsA Lincolnshire MP has said it is "very sad" the government has failed to recognise RAF crew who served with Bomber Command during World War II.
The Avro Lancaster became the most effective heavy bomber of WW2 and formed the back-bone of the Bomber Offensive against German industrial cities. It was well-liked by pilots, having four powerful and reliable ...
While on 460 Squadron, our crew were singled out to test an innovative defense system that was installed with the read gunner. Though officially labeled the Automatic Gun Laying Turret, or AGLT, it was coded 'The Vilage Inn' which also shared its name with a famous watering hole on Binbrook station UK. Here is the story about my involvement with the rear gunner defense system.
Veterans of Bomber Command are preparing for one last tour of duty this summer to raise urgently-needed funds for a national memorial to the 55,573 comrades who gave their lives in the Second World War.
They were going to Canberra for the same reason I was: the fourth annual Bomber Command Commemorative Day. I next saw Ian and his son Phillip underneath the nose of Lancaster G for George at the Meet & Greet cocktail ...
The Lancaster was Britain's most famous heavy bomber of World War II. Capable of carrying a bomb load of up to 22,000 pounds, Lancasters, which flew at night, pounded German cities and factories. As Bomber Command's favorite aircraft, the Lancaster was used on many specialized operations, such as the 1943 dam-busting strike and battleship Tirpitz sinking raids. But the success of the Lancaster came at a high price, with over 55,000 crewmen lost in the course of the war.
A TWICE-decorated bomber pilot last week returned to the cockpit of an Avro Lancaster for the first time in 65 years. Tony Hiscock, 88, and his wife Pamela, 84, visited an airfield in East Kirkby, Lincolnshire, for the emotional reunion of man and machine.
I have enclosed a very pleasing air to air shot of 49 Sqn Lancaster PB522/G (EA-P). As you can see, she is equipped with AGLT (Village Inn). She is from a batch of AGLT aircraft received by 49 from 460 Sqn. This Australian squadron had been operating the system in 1 Group. Towards the end of European hostilities, 460 passed their AGLT Lancs over to 49 with 460 re-equipping with newer kites (several Mk VII interims). In fact 49's last op of the war, Berchtestgaden, out of the twelve aircraft dispatched, seven were ex 460. This particular aircraft did not go on ops with 49 Sqn. But she was veteran - I know she flew possibly 40 ops with 460 between the end of Oct 44 and 9/10 Apr 45.
The story of a raid by 460 Squadron on Wanne-Eickel on the 9 November 1944. This raid incorporated Bomber Command's experimental Base Column formation and was the raid that Laurie Woods, our current 460 Squadron's president, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross.
It’ll be hard to top this one, folks. I’ve only been in Ontario for three days and I’m already shell-shocked by its sheer magnificence. The weather’s been great, so is the food, wish you were here, blah, blah .
In the European Theatre of World War II, RAAF personnel were especially notable in RAF Bomber Command: they represented two percent of all RAAF personnel during the war, but accounted for 23% of the total number killed ...
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