FlyPast 02.2018

firing 0.50in calibre machine guns. The appropriately named Major Paul I ‘Pappy’ Gunn was responsible for the new configuration. ...

22 FLYPAST February 2018 “After the conversions, we moved up to Dobodura, on the north side of New Guinea, which put us in easy ...

which the gunners got. Amazingly all nine B-25s from the 499th returned safely to Dobodura. Our gunners were right on point in h ...

24 FLYPAST February 2018 WORLD WAR TWO PACIFIC THEATRE was a crucial battle and a huge defeat for the Japanese Navy. A co-pilot ...

February 2018 FLYPAST 25 group against the stragglers still steaming toward the harbour. He was first to drop, and his ordnance ...

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OMBER COMMAND February 2018 FLYPAST 27 TOGETHERTOGETHER THROUGH ADVERSITY THE VALOUR AND SACRIFICE OF RAF BOMBER COMMAND DURING ...

OMBER COMMAND STIRLING W ithin three years Fraser Barron had been awarded the ‘full house’ – Distinguished Service Order (DSO) a ...

at Béthune was] bombed by mistake.” The 15 Squadron Operational Record Book says that a factory was attacked at Labuissière but ...

OMBER COMMAND STIRLING probably because the Germans weren’t expecting an attack at such a low level and because Ogilvie worked h ...

sent out an SOS. The remainder of the crew waited calmly. Without circling Thorney Island, Barron prepared to land immediately. ...

OMBER COMMAND STIRLING 32 FLYPAST February 2018 “Things were so bad that night that I thought they had got me again. I very near ...

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OMBER COMMAND 617 SQ UA D RO N 34 FLYPAST February 2018 IN VEGAS ROBERT OWEN DESCRIBES A HASTILY ARRANGED, BUT VERY SUCCESSFUL, ...

February 2018 FLYPAST 35 IN VEGAS Top, left to right The crew of XH500 convene before departure from Scampton. Left to right, cr ...

OMBER COMMAND 617 SQ UA D RO N 36 FLYPAST February 2018 Immediately after landing, the bombers were refuelled to 85% full from t ...

February 2018 FLYPAST 37 Nellis had two parallel 10,000ft runways, making possible simultaneous take-offs and landings. Since th ...

OMBER COMMAND 617 SQ UA D RO N 38 FLYPAST February 2018 fell. The Comet eventually arrived on the 12th. Both serviceable Vulcans ...

The second run with bomb doors open was flown in line astern and the fourth was a full power climb in line astern, but opened ou ...

40 FLYPAST 40 FLYPAST February 2018February 2018 OMBER COMMAND 617 SQ UA D RO N At McCarran Field later that afternoon, walking ...