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No.76 Squadron Halifax by Ivan Berryman.
Halifaxes of No.76 Squadron RAF en route to another night bombing raid over Germany. The lead aircraft here has code MP-L. Serial numbers for aircraft were unique, but codes like MP-L were transferred after an aircraft was lost. A total of 10 aircraft carrying the codes MP-L were lost from No.76 Squadron.
These aircraft were :
L9530 : Shot down 12th-13th August 1941.
R9452 : Crashed 12th-13th April 1942.
W7660 : Shot down 19th-20th August 1942.
W7678 : Lost 3rd-4th March 1943.
DK172 : Shot down 23rd-24th May 1943.
DK200 : Crashed 11th-12th June 1943.
LK922 : Shot down 21st-22nd January 1944.
LK789 : Shot down 24th-25th April 1944.
MZ622 : Crashed 24th-25th May 1944.
LL579 : Crashed 27th February 1945. |
| | Item Code : IBF0003 | No.76 Squadron Halifax by Ivan Berryman. - Editions Available | |
| | DESCRIPTION | SIZE | SIGNATURES | OFFERS | PRICE | PURCHASING | PACKS | | Signed limited edition of 20 giclee art prints. | Image size 26 inches x 17 inches (66cm x 43cm) | Artist : Ivan Berryman |  | £145.00 | | | Limited edition of 5 artist proofs.
Great value : Value of signatures exceeds price of item! | Image size 26 inches x 17 inches (66cm x 43cm) |
Slack, Dennis | | Warrant Officer Dennis Slack |
| Upon completing his training on Wellingtons, Dennis was assigned to 158 Sqn as a Bomb Aimer on Halifaxes. In 1943 he was shot down whilst on a raid to Berlin and spent the rest of the war as a PoW in Stalag Luft IV b. |
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Irons, Harry | | Warrant Officer Harry Irons DFC (deceased) |
| Joining the RAF at the age of 16 in 1940, he did 2 full tours as a Rear Gunner with 9 Squadron and took part in nearly all the famous raids of Bomber Command. He finished in 1945 at 158 Squadron flying Halifaxes. 'I had just turned 18 when we went on a gunnery school course. After that six-week training, we usually went for a further three months training to an Operational Training Unit. It so happened that 9 Squadron had just converted from Wellingtons to Lancasters and they were 14 air gu |
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Coles, Tommy | | Flight Lieutenant Tommy Coles DFC |
| Having completed training as a pilot, he joined 158 Sqn with whom he completed 37 Operations on Halifaxes and was awarded the DFC |
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Fripp, Alfie | | Squadron Leader Alfie Fripp |
| An Observer with 57 Squadron, he was one of the first aircrew to be taken captive during WWII when his Blenheim was downed on 13th October 1939. His Commanding Officer at the time, Harry 'Wings' Day, was shot down just a few days before and went on to play a leading role in the Great Escape. Enduring over 5 years of captivity, he finally walked to his freedom in the Long March of 1945. – in luft 3 he was responsible for rationing the red cross parcels which he collcted from the train |
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Manning, Len | | As a Rear Gunner on Lancasters with 57 Sqn, his aircraft was shot down by a German Night Fighter on only his 3rd Operation on 18th April 1944. Taken in by local French civilians, they kept him in hiding until the Allies advanced through Northern France before he finally got back to Britain on 5th September 1944. |
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Wingham, Tom | | Flight Lieutenant Tom Wingham |
| With 76 Sqn he was a Bomb Aimer on Halifaxes before his aircraft was shot down on a mission to Dusseldorf on 22nd April 1944. Using several well-organised 'escape lines', which were set up by local civilians throughout parts of Europe to help keep evading aircrew fed and clothed, he eventually made it through to Allied Lines on 13th September 1944. |
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Cleaver, Reg | | Warrant Officer Reg Cleaver (deceased) |
| Served with 419 (Moose) Squadron RCAF. Reg Cleaver was a Flight Engineer and Co-pilot on Halifaxes until On his 17th operation on 24 June 1943, on a raid to Wuppertal, his aircraft was shot down by German Fw190 nightfighters. After initially evading capture he was eventually captured in Holland where he was beaten by the Gestapo and taken as a PoW to Stalag Luft 6 until the end of the war. He died aged 89 when his car hit a tree in Brandon, he was given a funeral with full military honours a |
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Easter, Jack | | Flying Officer Jack Easter |
| Joining the RAF in 1940 he was a Wireless Operator/Air Gunner on both Halifaxes and Liberators with 148 Sqn which served on Special Duties carrying out supply drops and pick-up missions to resistance groups. Before leaving the RAF in December 1945 he had completed 75 Operations and over 500 hours of flying. |
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Payne, Tom | | Flight Lieutenant Tom Payne |
| Having joined the RAF in 1941 he completed training to become a pilot before joining 90 Sqn which made a significant contribution to the Battle of the Ruhr as well as raids on Hamburg and Peenemunde. Also serving with 15 Sqn he flew both Wellingtons and Lancasters. |
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Spivey, Maurice | | Pilot Officer Maurice Spivey DFM |
| Wireless Operator / Air Gunner with 158 Squadron. |
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Statham, Rex | | Warrant Officer Rex Statham |
| Flight Engineer, 158 Squadron. |
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Tunstall, Fred | | Flight Lieutenant Fred Tunstall DFC |
| Rear Gunner, 158 Squadron. |
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MacNamara, Len | | A Rear Gunner with 10 Squadron at Melbourne, before being transferred to 158 Squadron at Lissett. He completed 36 Operations, then after a spell at OTU, completed 10 more Operations with 75 New Zealand Squadron. |
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MacNamara, Len | | A Rear Gunner with 10 Squadron at Melbourne, before being transferred to 158 Squadron at Lissett. He completed 36 Operations, then after a spell at OTU, completed 10 more Operations with 75 New Zealand Squadron. |
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Action This Day by Richard Taylor.
A cold winters morning, as dawn breaks over RAF Lissett, revealing that last nights biting wind has once again brought a covering of snow to the airfield. But, with conditions forecast to improve, tonights operation to bomb industrial targets in Germany is set to proceed, and ground crew start to prepare Halifax Mk3 LV907 F-Freddy, simply known as Friday 13th, for action. This iconic aircraft flew an impressive total of 128 operational sorties with 158 Squadron between March 1944 and April 1945. |
| | Item Code : DHM1902 | Action This Day by Richard Taylor. - Editions Available | |
| | DESCRIPTION | SIZE | SIGNATURES | OFFERS | PRICE | PURCHASING | PACKS | | Signed limited edition of 350 prints. | Paper size 34.5 inches x 25 inches (85cm x 64cm) |
Spivey, Maurice | | Pilot Officer Maurice Spivey DFM |
| Wireless Operator / Air Gunner with 158 Squadron. |
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Statham, Rex | | Warrant Officer Rex Statham |
| Flight Engineer, 158 Squadron. |
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Tunstall, Fred | | Flight Lieutenant Fred Tunstall DFC |
| Rear Gunner, 158 Squadron. |
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+ Artist : Richard Taylor | £50 Off!
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Spivey, Maurice | | Pilot Officer Maurice Spivey DFM |
| Wireless Operator / Air Gunner with 158 Squadron. |
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Statham, Rex | | Warrant Officer Rex Statham |
| Flight Engineer, 158 Squadron. |
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Tunstall, Fred | | Flight Lieutenant Fred Tunstall DFC |
| Rear Gunner, 158 Squadron. |
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Coles, Tommy | | Flight Lieutenant Tommy Coles DFC |
| Having completed training as a pilot, he joined 158 Sqn with whom he completed 37 Operations on Halifaxes and was awarded the DFC |
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Irons, Harry | | Warrant Officer Harry Irons DFC (deceased) |
| Joining the RAF at the age of 16 in 1940, he did 2 full tours as a Rear Gunner with 9 Squadron and took part in nearly all the famous raids of Bomber Command. He finished in 1945 at 158 Squadron flying Halifaxes. 'I had just turned 18 when we went on a gunnery school course. After that six-week training, we usually went for a further three months training to an Operational Training Unit. It so happened that 9 Squadron had just converted from Wellingtons to Lancasters and they were 14 air gu |
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Petrie-Andrews, John | | Flight Lieutenant John Petrie-Andrews DFC DFM |
| John Petrie-Andrews joined the RAF in 1940. After training as a pilot, in January 1943 he was posted to join 102 (Ceylon) Squadron at Pocklington for his first tour, flying Halifaxes. In February 1943 he transferred to 158 Squadron, still on Halifaxes. John the joined 35 Squadron, one of the original squadrons forming the Pathfinder Force. Here he flew first Halifaxes before converting to Lancasters. John Petrie-Andrews completed a total of 70 operations on heavy bombers, including 60 with |
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Slack, Dennis | | Warrant Officer Dennis Slack |
| Upon completing his training on Wellingtons, Dennis was assigned to 158 Sqn as a Bomb Aimer on Halifaxes. In 1943 he was shot down whilst on a raid to Berlin and spent the rest of the war as a PoW in Stalag Luft IV b. |
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Bryett, Alan | | Flight Lieutenant Alan Bryett |
| Bomb Aimer, 158 Squadron. |
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Spivey, Maurice | | Pilot Officer Maurice Spivey DFM |
| Wireless Operator / Air Gunner with 158 Squadron. |
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Statham, Rex | | Warrant Officer Rex Statham |
| Flight Engineer, 158 Squadron. |
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Tunstall, Fred | | Flight Lieutenant Fred Tunstall DFC |
| Rear Gunner, 158 Squadron. |
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Coles, Tommy | | Flight Lieutenant Tommy Coles DFC |
| Having completed training as a pilot, he joined 158 Sqn with whom he completed 37 Operations on Halifaxes and was awarded the DFC |
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Irons, Harry | | Warrant Officer Harry Irons DFC (deceased) |
| Joining the RAF at the age of 16 in 1940, he did 2 full tours as a Rear Gunner with 9 Squadron and took part in nearly all the famous raids of Bomber Command. He finished in 1945 at 158 Squadron flying Halifaxes. 'I had just turned 18 when we went on a gunnery school course. After that six-week training, we usually went for a further three months training to an Operational Training Unit. It so happened that 9 Squadron had just converted from Wellingtons to Lancasters and they were 14 air gu |
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Petrie-Andrews, John | | Flight Lieutenant John Petrie-Andrews DFC DFM |
| John Petrie-Andrews joined the RAF in 1940. After training as a pilot, in January 1943 he was posted to join 102 (Ceylon) Squadron at Pocklington for his first tour, flying Halifaxes. In February 1943 he transferred to 158 Squadron, still on Halifaxes. John the joined 35 Squadron, one of the original squadrons forming the Pathfinder Force. Here he flew first Halifaxes before converting to Lancasters. John Petrie-Andrews completed a total of 70 operations on heavy bombers, including 60 with |
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Slack, Dennis | | Warrant Officer Dennis Slack |
| Upon completing his training on Wellingtons, Dennis was assigned to 158 Sqn as a Bomb Aimer on Halifaxes. In 1943 he was shot down whilst on a raid to Berlin and spent the rest of the war as a PoW in Stalag Luft IV b. |
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Bryett, Alan | | Flight Lieutenant Alan Bryett |
| Bomb Aimer, 158 Squadron. |
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+ Artist : Richard Taylor | | £150.00 | | | | RAF Bomber Command Tribute edition of 10 prints (supplied with original pencil drawing). | Paper size 34.5 inches x 25 inches (85cm x 64cm) |
Spivey, Maurice | | Pilot Officer Maurice Spivey DFM |
| Wireless Operator / Air Gunner with 158 Squadron. |
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Statham, Rex | | Warrant Officer Rex Statham |
| Flight Engineer, 158 Squadron. |
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Tunstall, Fred | | Flight Lieutenant Fred Tunstall DFC |
| Rear Gunner, 158 Squadron. |
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Coles, Tommy | | Flight Lieutenant Tommy Coles DFC |
| Having completed training as a pilot, he joined 158 Sqn with whom he completed 37 Operations on Halifaxes and was awarded the DFC |
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Irons, Harry | | Warrant Officer Harry Irons DFC (deceased) |
| Joining the RAF at the age of 16 in 1940, he did 2 full tours as a Rear Gunner with 9 Squadron and took part in nearly all the famous raids of Bomber Command. He finished in 1945 at 158 Squadron flying Halifaxes. 'I had just turned 18 when we went on a gunnery school course. After that six-week training, we usually went for a further three months training to an Operational Training Unit. It so happened that 9 Squadron had just converted from Wellingtons to Lancasters and they were 14 air gu |
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Petrie-Andrews, John | | Flight Lieutenant John Petrie-Andrews DFC DFM |
| John Petrie-Andrews joined the RAF in 1940. After training as a pilot, in January 1943 he was posted to join 102 (Ceylon) Squadron at Pocklington for his first tour, flying Halifaxes. In February 1943 he transferred to 158 Squadron, still on Halifaxes. John the joined 35 Squadron, one of the original squadrons forming the Pathfinder Force. Here he flew first Halifaxes before converting to Lancasters. John Petrie-Andrews completed a total of 70 operations on heavy bombers, including 60 with |
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Slack, Dennis | | Warrant Officer Dennis Slack |
| Upon completing his training on Wellingtons, Dennis was assigned to 158 Sqn as a Bomb Aimer on Halifaxes. In 1943 he was shot down whilst on a raid to Berlin and spent the rest of the war as a PoW in Stalag Luft IV b. |
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Bryett, Alan | | Flight Lieutenant Alan Bryett |
| Bomb Aimer, 158 Squadron. |
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Bennett, Donald (matted) | | Air Vice Marshall Donald Bennett (deceased) |
| Born in Australia, Bennet had joined the RAF before the war. He became widely experienced in flying all types of aircraft including fighters, flying boats and heavy bombers commanding 77 squadron, flying Halifaxes. In 1942, whilst commanding 10 Squadron, he was shot down on one of the attacks on the Tirpitz, but evaded capture and returned to England. Widley regarded as a navigation expert beyond comparison, he was personally selected by Arthur Harris to form the Pathfinder Force and his unco |
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Cheshire, Leonard (matted) | | Group Captain Leonard Cheshire VC OM DSO** DFC* (deceased) |
| One of the most courageous and determined bomber leaders of World War II, Leonard Cheshire flew four operational tours, starting in June 1940 with 102 Squadron on Whitley bombers at RAF Driffield. In November 1940, he was awarded the DSO for getting his badly damaged aircraft back to base. He completed his first tour in January 1941, but immediately volunteered for a second tour, this time flying Halifaxes with 35 Squadron. He became Squadron Leader in 1942, and was appointed commanding offic |
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Hodges, Lewis (matted) | | Air Chief Marshal Sir Lewis Hodges KCB CBE DSO DFC* (deceased) |
| Lewis Hodges flew with 49 Sqn from June 1940 until he was shot down over occupied France in Sept 1940 and taken prisoner by the Vichy French. He managed to escape and made his way back to England, rejoining 49 Sqn. He took part in the attacks against the German Channel dash operation in Feb 1942. In Nov of that year he joined 161 (Special Duties) Sqn, flying Halifaxes, Lysanders and Hudsons landing and parachuting agents into German occupied territory. Among the people he brought out of Fran |
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Tait, J B Willie (matted) | | Group Captain J B Willie Tait DSO*** DFC* ADC (deceased) |
| One of Bomber Commands most outstanding leaders, James Brian -Willie- Tait was one of only two RAF officers who had the distinction of being awarded three Bars to his DSO, as well as a DFC and Bar. On the night before D-Day Tait was the 5 Group Master Bomber directing from the air the massed attack by Lancasters on the German defences in the Cherbourg peninsula. By then Tait had already flown more than 100 bomber sorties with 51, 35, 10 and 78 Squadrons. A Cranwell-trained regular officer, he wa |
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Walker, Augustus (matted) | | Air Chief Marshal Sir Augustus Walker GCB CBE DSO DFC AFC (deceased) |
| Born in 1912, Augustus Walker joined the RAF on a university commission in 1931. Serving with Bomber Command, he became a squadron leader and wing commander and was awarded both the DSO and DFC for his fine leadership, particularly on low level bombing raids, and for his invariable cheerfulness and his inspiring example. He lost his right arm when he and the crew of a fire tender approached a Lancaster which had caught fire on the runway and the 4000lb bomb suspended under the aircraft explode |
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+ Artist : Richard Taylor | | £1095.00 | | | | Promotional Flyer | A4 Size Double Sheet 11.5 inches x 8 inches (30m x 21cm) | none | | £2.00 | | | | Limited edition of 25 remarques. | Paper size 34.5 inches x 25 inches (85cm x 64cm) |
Spivey, Maurice | | Pilot Officer Maurice Spivey DFM |
| Wireless Operator / Air Gunner with 158 Squadron. |
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Statham, Rex | | Warrant Officer Rex Statham |
| Flight Engineer, 158 Squadron. |
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Tunstall, Fred | | Flight Lieutenant Fred Tunstall DFC |
| Rear Gunner, 158 Squadron. |
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Coles, Tommy | | Flight Lieutenant Tommy Coles DFC |
| Having completed training as a pilot, he joined 158 Sqn with whom he completed 37 Operations on Halifaxes and was awarded the DFC |
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Irons, Harry | | Warrant Officer Harry Irons DFC (deceased) |
| Joining the RAF at the age of 16 in 1940, he did 2 full tours as a Rear Gunner with 9 Squadron and took part in nearly all the famous raids of Bomber Command. He finished in 1945 at 158 Squadron flying Halifaxes. 'I had just turned 18 when we went on a gunnery school course. After that six-week training, we usually went for a further three months training to an Operational Training Unit. It so happened that 9 Squadron had just converted from Wellingtons to Lancasters and they were 14 air gu |
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Petrie-Andrews, John | | Flight Lieutenant John Petrie-Andrews DFC DFM |
| John Petrie-Andrews joined the RAF in 1940. After training as a pilot, in January 1943 he was posted to join 102 (Ceylon) Squadron at Pocklington for his first tour, flying Halifaxes. In February 1943 he transferred to 158 Squadron, still on Halifaxes. John the joined 35 Squadron, one of the original squadrons forming the Pathfinder Force. Here he flew first Halifaxes before converting to Lancasters. John Petrie-Andrews completed a total of 70 operations on heavy bombers, including 60 with |
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Slack, Dennis | | Warrant Officer Dennis Slack |
| Upon completing his training on Wellingtons, Dennis was assigned to 158 Sqn as a Bomb Aimer on Halifaxes. In 1943 he was shot down whilst on a raid to Berlin and spent the rest of the war as a PoW in Stalag Luft IV b. |
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Bryett, Alan | | Flight Lieutenant Alan Bryett |
| Bomb Aimer, 158 Squadron. |
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+ Artist : Richard Taylor | | £395.00 | | | | Limited edition of 10 double remarques. | Paper size 34.5 inches x 25 inches (85cm x 64cm) |
Spivey, Maurice | | Pilot Officer Maurice Spivey DFM |
| Wireless Operator / Air Gunner with 158 Squadron. |
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Statham, Rex | | Warrant Officer Rex Statham |
| Flight Engineer, 158 Squadron. |
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Tunstall, Fred | | Flight Lieutenant Fred Tunstall DFC |
| Rear Gunner, 158 Squadron. |
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Coles, Tommy | | Flight Lieutenant Tommy Coles DFC |
| Having completed training as a pilot, he joined 158 Sqn with whom he completed 37 Operations on Halifaxes and was awarded the DFC |
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Irons, Harry | | Warrant Officer Harry Irons DFC (deceased) |
| Joining the RAF at the age of 16 in 1940, he did 2 full tours as a Rear Gunner with 9 Squadron and took part in nearly all the famous raids of Bomber Command. He finished in 1945 at 158 Squadron flying Halifaxes. 'I had just turned 18 when we went on a gunnery school course. After that six-week training, we usually went for a further three months training to an Operational Training Unit. It so happened that 9 Squadron had just converted from Wellingtons to Lancasters and they were 14 air gu |
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Petrie-Andrews, John | | Flight Lieutenant John Petrie-Andrews DFC DFM |
| John Petrie-Andrews joined the RAF in 1940. After training as a pilot, in January 1943 he was posted to join 102 (Ceylon) Squadron at Pocklington for his first tour, flying Halifaxes. In February 1943 he transferred to 158 Squadron, still on Halifaxes. John the joined 35 Squadron, one of the original squadrons forming the Pathfinder Force. Here he flew first Halifaxes before converting to Lancasters. John Petrie-Andrews completed a total of 70 operations on heavy bombers, including 60 with |
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Slack, Dennis | | Warrant Officer Dennis Slack |
| Upon completing his training on Wellingtons, Dennis was assigned to 158 Sqn as a Bomb Aimer on Halifaxes. In 1943 he was shot down whilst on a raid to Berlin and spent the rest of the war as a PoW in Stalag Luft IV b. |
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Bryett, Alan | | Flight Lieutenant Alan Bryett |
| Bomb Aimer, 158 Squadron. |
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