Interview with Fred Hill

Interview with Fred Hill

Fed starts with some comments on 1000 bomber operation which he flew in a Hampden while at OTU after his first tour. There is some comparison made between Hampden and Wellington, which he flew on his second tour on OTU. He mentions his posting on first operational tour to 49 Squadron. Fed describes some hairy moments while on operations with enemy fighter near Hamburg; another when they had a seized engine; and a further involving a mid air collision with a Spitfire. He comments on use of OTU crews on operations. He talks about his tour on Mosquito with 692 Squadron and provides some detail about aircraft, marking operations techniques and navigation equipment. Concludes with operation to Berlin needing overload tanks.

2013-03-01

00:31:01 audio recording

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