I met a grand old gentleman today who claimed that he served a tour in Bomber Command at RAF Wickenby with 12 Sqn.
I can only find that 12 were at Scampton, but could Wickenby have been a satellite station for Binbrook?
I’m going to try to re-contact the gent as we had a fascinating chat and he was delighted to find out that there’s a servicable Lanc at the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum in Hamilton Ontario.
Did I mention I’m in Canada?
Funny thing was I only got talking to him whilst writing his son a speeding ticket! Strange how things go,eh?
Any info would be gratefully received.
By: DragonRapide - 2nd May 2010 at 08:05
Lancaster Target
Enjoy!
Hopefully, you’ll feel like you are there with him, back in ’43, waiting for the next briefing, or the next nightfighter attack, or the next booze-up!
Such was the success of Lancaster Target, Jack went on to write Mosquito Victory (as Jim_Jobe has mentioned) about his next posting to 1409 Weather Flight; then Wings over Georgia, about his flying training under the Arnold Scheme in the USA.
Should keep you busy!
By: sat2 - 2nd May 2010 at 01:48
S’Ok, I found it on Amazon, found it-saw it-bought it.
By: sat2 - 1st May 2010 at 22:37
Thanks to all, does anyone know where I can get Lancaster Target?
As I’m in the colonies, it will have to be an online source.
Cheers!
By: Arabella-Cox - 1st May 2010 at 11:46
There’s a seat dedicated to Jack Currie outside a pub in Easingwold (The George) that he used to frequent. Also inside are some memorabilia next to his favourite seat at the bar. I think it was in “Mosquito Victory” that he also mentions the fact that he wrote most of it in “The Commercial” which is opposite the George. He liked his Ale, did Jack!
Jim
By: TwinOtter23 - 1st May 2010 at 11:24
You can find some good information and links on this site http://www.raf-lincolnshire.info/ 🙂
By: DragonRapide - 1st May 2010 at 07:02
To link with another thread currently running, Jack Currie’s wonderful book “Lancaster Target” describes his time with 12 Sqn at Wickenby. He and his crew, as part of C Flight, were moved from 12 to be part of the newly-formed 626 Sqn, still at Wickenby.
I didn’t meet Jack Currie, although you feel like you know him well through his writing; there’s a chance that the gent who inspired this thread did know Currie whilst at Wickenby!
By: Consul - 1st May 2010 at 00:19
!942-5 see attached:
http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/RAF/12_wwII.html
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