I should have added it's by Randall Jarrell, we studied it at school.
From my mother’s sleep I fell into the State, And I hunched in its belly till my wet fur froze. Six miles from Earth, loosed from the dream of...
Thanks Peter. LOL... I now have less info than when I started...
Thanks Peter, but listed as 45 and 111 here. The Battle of Britain - Home Page :noidea:
Sgt R. F. Sellers (who I believe served with 45 and 111 Sqns.) Does anyone please have any further info? He appears to have been alive in Nov 2008...
I think you pipe down when an ex tail gunner says that eh?
One of the chaps I'm researching (Wing Commander Paddy Coote) arrived at Paramythia on 19 Feb 1941 to set up an Advanced Operations Wing. He was...
Carden was 'killed on active service' according to the local paper. His father was Asst Contracts Manager at Vickers. He probably knew my Grandad. I...
Thanks Kyt, much appreciated.
Kyt, you are an absolute star. You'll have guessed that I'm no historian, just someone who wants to try and ensure these men are remembered. Someone...
Thanks again Kyt, much appreciated... can I trouble you for a few more? Sgt. I W Jenkins/25 Jun 45/Runnymede Flt Lt L. M. Lewis/7 Sep 44/buried...
Why didn't we use them? (After area bombing was approved as a tactic for Bomber Command). I'm loathe to make the pun about rocket science, but...
Thanks guys.
Hi Guys, I know many of you have access to resources other than CWGC or Lost Bombers. If anyone has any info (esp. circumstances of their death) on...
Thanks for that. Problem is that book and Kill All The Prisoners doesn't really cover Ballale for obvious reasons. No-one survived and all the...
One of the chaps I'm researching perished on Ballai Island. Has any research been done since the war to identify the bodies and perhaps throw some...
Thanks Adrian, so what were the roles (and usual ranks) of a Lanc crew?
Thanks Kyt, very useful.
Does anyone know a good web site that shows preferably with illustrations what each crew member did and where they sat on the more common bombers?...
Thanks Kyt.
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