Then And Now TGIF ! Its Fly Day at CVMM The Canadian Air Crew of Bomber Command Remembrance of Canadian Airmen Canadian Pilots : Pilots and Air Crew Unit: RCAF 6 Group , Bomber Command Theatre of Operations : Europe,WW2 What the enemy couldnt take away, Time does. IMAGES Now.(Colour) While it is too late to demonstrate our recognition and pride for the large percentage of former Bomber Command aircrew, a small group of Bomber Command veterans were assembled for the unveiling of the new Clasp – an extraordinary grouping of proud aviators accounting for 305 Operations over enemy territory. The group includes Frank Savard, 425 Squadron, RCAF (5 Ops); Ron Moyes, 429 and 405 Squadrons, RCAF (30 Ops – Full Tour); Robert Bradley, 576 Squadron RAF, (30 Ops – Full Tour); Eric Plummer, 406 Squadron, RCAF (2 Ops); George Bova, DFC, 432 and 405 Squadrons, RCAF (60 Ops – Two Full Tours); Jack McLean, 415 Squadron (32 Ops – Full Tour +); Cecil Corbett Stewart, 514 Squadron, RAF (30 Ops – Full Tour); Jack Bower-Binns, 578 Squadron, RAF (37 Ops – Full Tour + 7); Fraser Muir, 50 Squadron, RAF (35 Ops – Full Tour + 5), Al Smith, 415 Squadron RCAF (8 Ops); John Maitland, 70 Squadron, RAF (36 Ops – Full Tour + 6). Other dignitaries included Honourable Steven Blaney, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Minister for La Francophonie (right of Clasp Design on easel), and Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of National Defence (to the left of the easel). Then (B&W) Crew of F/O Robert Mitchell and Engineer Doug Pettys Halifax with 429 Squadron. Back Row (L to R): William Manion, Fred Bullen, Robert K. Mitchell, Second Pilot (this flight only), Douglas Petty. Front Row (L to R): William Hay, Ground Crew, E. Tamella, Ground Crew, Len Jodrell. © Family of F/O Robert Mitchell(source:vintagewings) And when the crew’s sitting in the briefing room, sitting there looking at it, man, they’re not serious. Well, they were serious all right and off we went into Nuremberg and we lost a lot of airplanes. Gordon Webb , bomber pilot with Royal Canadian Air Force
Posted on: Sat, 08 Nov 2014 02:54:00 +0000
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