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617 squadron found out what they'd been training for...
Respect to them all.
Posted : 16/05/2013 9:33 am
It took long enough to recognise the part they played and honour them.
Wasn't there a thread here once with all the relatives of STWers that were in bomber command?
Anyone have a relative that was on this raid?
Posted : 16/05/2013 9:37 am
The dad of a friend of mine was in 617 Squadron, "Paddy" Gingles, an astonishing man, truth be told he was a lunatic 😆 he didnt go on the Dam Buster raid but was credited with hitting the Tirpitz.
Won a DFC but had it taken off him because they buzzed a cricket ground in a Lancaster to see what the score was. Scared the crap out of a lot of people.
There is a lot about him on the net including a funny story from a few years ago of mistaken identity.
Posted : 16/05/2013 9:48 am