Very upsetting - What a waste of a very fine Enfield

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Re: Very upsetting - What a waste of a very fine Enfield

#31 Post by Sandgroper »

huntervixen wrote: My uncle fought in bomber Command as a Flight engineer during the war, (two tours, 60 missions!!), one with 52 sqn (Halifaxes) at Snath and one with 460 at Binbrook (Lancasters) he won the DFC and bar among many other decorations during his long RAF career.

460 had the Bomber Command record for the heaviest losses and the highest tonnage of bombs dropped on enemy targets. I had the opportunity to read is wartime flying logs a few years ago, it made the hairs on the back of my neck stand up reading through the raids!
Just by the by - 460 Sqdn was reformed in 2010.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._460_Squadron_RAAF

http://www.airforce.gov.au/raafmuseum/r ... 460sqn.htm
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