Hi All,
I am just starting M-Mother by Jenny Elmes the story of Dambuster Flt-Lt John Hoppy Hopgood…..:cool:
John Hopgood was one of the pilots of the 19 Lancaster bombers that took part in the Dambusters raid of May 1943. Wounded by flak and with his aircraft falling apart, “Hoppy” managed to gain height for two of his crew to parachute to safety. The plane crashed moments later, killing John and another two crew members still on board. Incredibly, at just 21 years of age, “Hoppy” was a veteran of 48 missions and 2nd in command of the raid—he actually taught Guy Gibson the finer points of flying a Lancaster! John’s niece Jenny Elmes has put together the story from his diary and voluminous correspondence with her mother and his sister, Betty, and with his other sister Marna, who was in ATC.
Geoff.
Hi All,
Found these two courtesy of sniper46 of the http://histomil.com/viewtopic.php?t=9571&start=20 web page ……:eagerness:
Low-level oblique photograph taken from a Bristol Blenheim Mark IV of No. 2 Group as it left the target area during a costly low-level raid on the docks at Rotterdam. 18 aircraft, drawn from Nos. 21, 110 and 226 Squadrons RAF, took part in the raid, during which 1 crashed on take off and 7 were shot down over the target, although three large cargo ships were sunk at their moorings and other damage was caused in the docks.
Low level oblique taken during an attack on an enemy convoy off the Dutch coast by Bristol Blenheim Mark IVs of No, 2 Group. Eight vessels sailing between Ijmuiden and the Hague were intercepted by aircraft drawn from Nos. 105 and 139 Squadrons RAF. Although hits were scored on the ships, 3 Blenheims were shot down and 2 crash-landed on return to their base. Here, bombs can be seen narrowly missing MV DELAWARE, a Danish-registered vessel as aircraft attack at low level. The photograph was taken from the mid-upper gun turret of another Blenheim.
Geoff.
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