Side view of a Stirling with letters 'V8-L' parked with a group of airmen under the starboard wing. Submitted with caption 'Stirling IV LK199 V8-L 295 sqn Rivenhall late 44'. Additional information kindly provided by the donor.
Starts by outlining his early career flying Hampden torpedo bombers over the Pacific Ocean from Pat Bay, British Columbia, Canada. Then mentions flying Mosquitos on a holding post before training in parachute dropping and glider towing on Whitley.…