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On the night of 29th September 1943 my father Wally Smith flew as Engineer on a operation to Berlin. This was not with his normal crew but was with Wing Commander D M H Craven as pilot. I have the ORBs for his other 30 ops' but have no information on this one. Wally's log book shows the Lanc'...

In my research into my fathers time spent in Bomber Command (raf-bombercommand - Home) I have attempted to trace the surviving member of the crew who were shot down over Hamblin 8th Oct 1943 in Lancaster Bomber ED 995 PH-X This plane carried my father through his complete first tour ( 30...

Thanks for info it is very useful. I know jack lived in Kyogle in N S W in the early 50s as I have the address lable from a food parcel he sent to us. It contained 1 cake, 2 puddings, a tin of cream and some jellies. all of which I am sure were greatfully recieved! I am also looking for info...

Can anyone give me any information on 41285 Sgt Jack Samuels, an Austrailian W/ Operator, during his time spent at Leconfield with 466 Squadron. He was W/Op on my fathers second tour with 463 squadron and was best man at his wedding in 1945. Andy raf-bombercommand - Home

At 15.40 hours on the 19th of May 1943 Flight Engineer W J Smith (Wally to his friends) of 12 Squadron Wickenby, along with the rest of the crew, boarded a Lancaster bomber ED 995 PH-X for the fist time. The crew's duty this day was to last only one hour, for as ED 995 had only been delivered...

ED 995 PH-X was lost on a raid on Hanover on the night of 8th Oct 1943. coming down near Hamblin. One survivor Sgt Bemrose any further info would be appreciated Andy

I am the son of A Bomber Boy who completed 51 ops with Bomber Command 1943-45. I have constructed a web site in my dads memory raf-bombercommand - home. The site is an on going project and I am continually looking for more information to expand it. Can anyone help me find out what happened...