The Best "Friday the 13th" Ever! Thanks to Y.A.M

I write this as a personal thanks to the boys at Yorkshire Air Musem, in particular Phil Kemp. The following tale is very much abbreviated
As a regular ex-seller on a well known auction site I found one of the greater benefits was in ‘meeting’ new people. Twelve months ago I was approached by a great guy Mark Offley, an ex-pat residing in the U.S requesting “his father served in the RAF during WWII, could I find out anything about him?” We all know how difficult that can be, but (very long story short) I finally discovered his father served with 462 “Pimpernel” Squadron from Driffield as a M/U Gunner in the Halifax. He was forced to vacate his aircraft over Germany in 1944, becoming a POW in various POW Camps including Stalag LuftIII and was forced to take part in “The Long March”. His name Sgt. William Eric Offley. I even found pictures of Sgt Offley to send to Mark, so far – so excellent.
After much communication and planning, Mark flew over from the States and we met for the first time at the Yorkshire Air Museum, Elvington.
The guys at Elvington gave us a great welcome and we were introduced to a wonderful Gentleman – Phil Kemp. Phil then proceeded give us the most amazing tour of “Friday the 13th”. The next 90 minutes are the most memorable I’ve had in years..if you haven’t done this tour, book it!!. The time on the Halifax ended with Mark sat in solitude in the M/U Gunners position for five minutes…the most touching five minutes ever! Thanks for that moment Phil.
Ian (bombphoons!!)