Account of Manchester Q Queenie last operation to Hamburg

Account of Manchester Q Queenie last operation to Hamburg

Extract from Martin Bowman's book: Bomber Command, reflections of war. Gives details of operation on 8/9 April 1942 to Hamburg by 272 Bomber Command aircraft including 13 Manchesters. One was an 83 Squadron Manchester piloted by Pilot Officer Jack Heathcote Morphett with Peter Lovegrove as second pilot. Gives account of American rear gunner interesting life before crossing border to join RCAF. Gives details of weather and losses including Morphett's aircraft from which all crew apart from Peter Lovegrove were killed.

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