Yes,on the 100fr note the names in red ink are some of my crew members. Here's a bit about ammumition. While in an American hospital under canvas...
Well Skipper67 that name does ring a bell. It could very well be a girl we briefly met just before leaving Freteval. I remember thinking it would...
Martin- photos #11 and #12 are looking aft from the starboard side of the cockpit. The spoked wheel is the aileron trim wheel used to adjust a...
What a rewarding experience this forum is and the wonderful folks we meet.The six spoked wheel is the rudder trim control.It is on a pedestal to...
My turn for OOPS! I need a translation of the terms used for German squadrons,flights,groups etc. It would give me a better view of the overall...
Again the dialogue is amazing. Has someone a link to a list of the German
That is a wild color scheme but I think it is the one I have seen somewhere before. The image I have in my mind from that fleeting glance of the...
Skipper67 you're at it again. I live barely 20 miles from that address on eglinton ave west. 790 is between yonge st. and bathurst st. Mapquest...
Skipper67 in comparing your findings with a list of co-ordinates Wayne has found it would appear unlikely that I should have been on a southerly...
There's a lot going on again. Here are some more reflections. I preferred to be positioned in the forward section of the stream. There was always...
Your comments and feelings are appreciated as well as your knowledgeable questions. I am assembling bits of info regarding your queries.With...
Finally- Inverted flight: Yes, I can lay claim to having flown a Lancaster while inverted. It came about one summer night in 1944. We...
This is Alex C back on track, a bit wobbly but improving. Wendy, does Lou add any names not on Frank Haslam's extensive list? I hope to submit a...
Thanks for the replies to "Flamin" Onions". The links to WW1 Forum were interesting TA 152. You do a lot of digging. The bbc link looks rather...
"Flamin'Onions" Many discussions have been held concerning this subject. I suspect they usually end up with a hung jury. Here is my contribution...
More trivia- St. Elmo First to Skipper 67- Yes, we were welcomed as royalty each time we stayed there. We also met some of the celebrated...
The picture you mention is of the replacement A2 C. A bit humbling to see that we can be replaced so readily. That of course was not quite the...
Thanks for the great pictures TA. Skipper 67 has given a fine explanation of the bomb load. You will note the aircraft ident lettering on the side...
Six of our crew ended up in Freteval Forest- "Jock" Donaldson(FE), Earl "Jonesy" Jones(MUG), Ben Lyons (WO), Sam Harvey(RG), "Chappie"...
Skipper 67- I will search more about the panes and mushrooms you have mentioned as I can't quite relate to that. Now for the Freteval query I...
