Meeting a bomber crew

At last weeks Chalke Valley History Festival there was the chance to hear the experiences of an entire Lancaster crew (well one flew in Halifaxes!), although they didn’t crew together each crewed one of the seven positions, inc Dambuster George “Johnny” Johnson.A fascinating talk hosted by aviation author Paul Beaver.
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Back Row: Jo Lancaster (No 12 Sqn – Köln 1000 bomber raid, pilot); John de Hoop (No 75 NZ Sqn, wireless operator); Steve Bethell (No 467 AUS Sqn, mid-upper gunner); Frank Tilley (No 617 Sqn – Tirpitz raid – flight engineer)
Front Row: Dave Fellows (No 460 AUS Sqn – Op MANNA – tail gunenr); Jonny Johnson (No 617 Sqn – Dams, bomb aimer); Gordon Mellor (No 103 Halifax – home run from Belgium via Gibraltar in 1942, navigator )