69 years ago…..

Don’t forget the ‘Memphis Belle’ today either.

Don’t forget the ‘Memphis Belle’ today either.

For those who may not have seen it,
Visit by King and Queen to 617 Sq
Interview with Guy Gibson’s wife
and 1955 reunion

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVNi0_MywTM

For those who may not have seen it,
Visit by King and Queen to 617 Sq
Interview with Guy Gibson’s wife
and 1955 reunion

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVNi0_MywTM

The Derwent Dam seen a few weeks ago…huge respect to to the crews who flew down those
twisting valleys at low level in Lancs….never forgotten.

The Derwent Dam seen a few weeks ago…huge respect to to the crews who flew down those
twisting valleys at low level in Lancs….never forgotten.

Thanks for the reminder, some Glenfiddich is in order.

Thanks for the reminder, some Glenfiddich is in order.

Thanks for the reminder to the date & time. It made me remember them.

Thanks for the reminder to the date & time. It made me remember them.

Nice one richw…went to the 50th up there………..moving…they would have flown near LJ628 on Upper commons………….not the original practice I may add…..

Nice one richw…went to the 50th up there………..moving…they would have flown near LJ628 on Upper commons………….not the original practice I may add…..

dams

cheers 617 sqd.

dams

cheers 617 sqd.

Cheers guys.

Cheers guys.

Per Ardua Ad Astra from a former Hole in the Wall Gang Spanner Monkey with a large Talisker about to be raised.

Per Ardua Ad Astra from a former Hole in the Wall Gang Spanner Monkey with a large Talisker about to be raised.

Were we using double british summer time back in 1943?
So when we think of the first aircraft getting airborne at about 21:30, the sky / sunset would have looked like like it did at 20:30 BST today and that the first mine dropped would have been before midnight had BST been in use?
There was a great sunset where I am in Lincolnshire tonight – couldn’t help wondreing what the sky would have looked like on departure from Scampton back in ’43…

Were we using double british summer time back in 1943?
So when we think of the first aircraft getting airborne at about 21:30, the sky / sunset would have looked like like it did at 20:30 BST today and that the first mine dropped would have been before midnight had BST been in use?
There was a great sunset where I am in Lincolnshire tonight – couldn’t help wondreing what the sky would have looked like on departure from Scampton back in ’43…