Well, this is the info I’ve got from my gf so far, and I quote, so you must excuse any inaccuracies:
“he was stationed at Driffield in the Northern Wing of Bomber Command
as
a radio operator. He thinks you’re right about it being 102
Squadron.
I’m not entirely sure about getting shot down on a leaflet raid
anymore.
Dad said grandad still has his log book of all his flights because
he
had previously done leaflet raids over France, but he couldn’t
remember
when it was he got shot down.
They got hit by a shell that fortunately went through the fuel tank.
He
thinks everyone at the front of the plane got out by climbing over a
wing strut to get to the escape hatch. Not so sure about the rear
gunner
through, nobody ever saw anything of him again.
Think he was in Stalag luft III, but it was near Pena Munda(?) near
the
rocket firing test ranges because he could see the rockets going
off.
Also nearly got shot by a guard whilst going to retrieve his
football
(not sure if the guard was a rubbish shot or just wanted to scare
him).
Apparantly grandad was mentioned by name in a recent RAF book on
Whitleys
“
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