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Interview with Bob Frost. Two
Bob Frost flew on a night operation on 16/17 September 1942 as a rear gunner on Wellington BJ877, 150 Squadron, from RAF Snaith. Before reaching the target at Essen, the aircraft was hit by anti-aircraft fire and the port engine was damaged. He…
Tags: 150 Squadron; air gunner; aircrew; anti-aircraft fire; bale out; bombing; crash; evading; RAF Snaith; Resistance
Bob Frost's wedding to Daphne Mary
A three-quarter length portrait portrait of Sergeant Bob Frost holding the arm of his bride. She is carrying a floral bouquet and a lucky horseshoe.
On the reverse '21st June 1945 Northwick Park Harrow'
and…
On the reverse '21st June 1945 Northwick Park Harrow'
and…
Tags: air gunner; aircrew; love and romance
Interview with Bob Frost. One
Bob Frost recounts experiencing the London Blitz as a member of the Auxiliary Fire Service. He volunteered for the Royal Air Force and trained at the Air Gunnery School at RAF Evanton, Scotland. He was then posted to the Operational Training Unit at…
Tags: 12 OTU; 150 Squadron; 4,000 lb Cookie bomb; air gunner; Air Gunnery School; air sea rescue; aircrew; bale out; bombing; civil defence; crash; crewing up; de Jongh, Andree (1916 - 2007); evading; faith; ground personnel; heirloom; Lancaster; military ethos; Operational Training Unit; RAF Bridgnorth; RAF Chipping Warden; RAF Evanton; RAF Snaith; training; Women’s Auxiliary Air Force