"Strike Hard Strike Sure" - RAF Bomber Command

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[Smithy]

Brave fella.

 

[Paul Glover]

I had the pleasure of visiting London recently and made a point of seeking out this memorial.
Of course it took way too long to be commisioned but the attention to detail is absolutely superb ! And in my opinion a fitting tribute to the heroes that were bomber crews and the personnel that kept them up in the air.

 

[Micawber]

I had the pleasure of visiting London recently and made a point of seeking out this memorial.
Of course it took way too long to be commisioned but the attention to detail is absolutely superb ! And in my opinion a fitting tribute to the heroes that were bomber crews and the personnel that kept them up in the air.
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Lest We Forget.

 

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Following their briefing, Handley Page Halifax crews of No. 76 Squadron RAF board their transports at Holme-on-Spalding-Moor, Yorkshire, to be driven to their dispersals in preparation for a raid on Kassel, Germany. This raid, on 22/23 October 1943, was the most devastating delivered on a German city since the 'firestorm' raid on Hamburg in the previous July. Of the 569 aircraft used in the attack, 43 were lost, of which 25 were Halifaxes.

 

[Smithy]

Thanks for keeping this thread going Steve. I've been a bit AWOL of late around VLJ so I really appreciate you keeping it ticking along.

Thanks mate!

 

[Micawber]

Lancaster of 138 Sqdn out of Tuddenham on Operation Exodus, returning POWs.

 

[Micawber]

An Avro Lancaster of No 156 Squadron, at Warboys, Huntingdonshire, 10th February 1944.

 

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[Smithy]

Most who have been in this thread know I have a special interest in 75 (NZ) Sqn with regards to BC and I've recently been reading the excellent history of the squadron by Ward and Newey.

Anyway I thought I'd post this as it's a great snap...

Flight Sergeant Tapua (Tap) Heperi, Wireless Operator from C Flight, 75 Sqn at RAF Mepal on his crew’s return from a daylight raid on Essen, 11th of March 1945. Tap is enjoying a mug of char and a wad (tea and bun/hunk of cake).

 

[Micawber]

Pinocchio', a veteran Halifax of No 102 Squadron at Pocklington, has the bomb symbol for its 26th operation painted on its fuselage by a member of the ground crew, April 1943. The ice cream cornets represent raids on Italian targets and the key indicates the aircraft's 21st operation.
IWM Caption and Photo

 

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[Lord Flashheart]

Just to echo Smithy’s comments thank you Steve for posting pics here most of which I’ve never seen before. Very much appreciated.

 

[Micawber]

Just to echo Smithy’s comments thank you Steve for posting pics here most of which I’ve never seen before. Very much appreciated.

Thanks Phil. I can't take credit for them but will sometimes save some that pop up on my FB newsfeed and other places.

 

[Micawber]

I am very fond of the much overlooked Halibag.

Halifax Mk III MZ469 (Z5-N) crashed 6-7 January 1945 South of Marche-en-Famenne (Prov Luxembourg, Belgium): 7 KIA buried Hotton War Cemetery, 1 POW.

 

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