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Creator is exactly "Ian Boole"

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Interview with John Hanks

John Hanks joined the RAF and served as an armourer. Describes his role and his duties. Tells of his posting at Swinderby and East Kirkby. Gives a graphic and vivid account of an aircraft crash at RAF Swinderby. Describes comradeship between ground…

Tags: 1660 HCU; bombing up; Catalina; crash; ground personnel; Halifax; Heavy Conversion Unit; Lancaster; military ethos; military service conditions; perception of bombing war; RAF East Kirkby; RAF Swinderby; training

Interview with Merv Owen

Merv Owen was a school boy during the war. He recalls two aircraft crashes in and around Welton in Lincolnshire, a Lancaster and a Ju 88.

Tags: childhood in wartime; civil defence; crash; home front; Ju 88; Lancaster; RAF Dunholme Lodge; RAF Scampton; Royal Observer Corps

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