Interview with David Fellowes

Interview with David Fellowes

David discusses crew over photograph taken at RAF Hixon and goes on to describe flying and other activities while at OTU. He briefly mentions attending gunnery school and other gunnery training. He recalls their Australian skipper getting permission for them to go to Australian squadron. After HCU, David went to Lancaster 460 Squadron after Lancaster finishing school. He recalls first operation being flown with station commander Gp Capt Edwards VC DSO DFC (later Air Commodore Sir Hughie Idwal Edwards, VC, KCMG, CB, DSO, OBE, DFC). He tells story of a mid-air collision on operation to Munich where his aircraft suffered severe damage and the other aircraft went down. They diverted to RAF Manston and went back to RAF Binbrook by train with all the aircraft secret material. David goes on to recall being engaged by Ju88. He talks about other operations and incidents. He concludes his wartime experience with mention of flying operation Exodus and Operation Manna. Post war, David had a career on Shackletons with 206 Squadron as well as other training activities and then in civil aviation as an air steward.

The section describing his non-RAF service as a steward with BOAC, up to Christmas Day 1951 and material relating to training cabin crews etc. for civilian airlines were not included in the provided transcript. Includes contemporary colour photograph.

2013-07-27

00:49:19 audio recording

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