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Old enemies new friends
A short document with four photographs and text. First photograph - an airman wearing flying suit standing behind the rear turret of a Halifax captioned ': Sgt Jack Bromfield with a 158 Squadron Halifax at Lissett (Jack Bromfield)'. Second photograph…
Heinz Rokker and crew
Four Luftwaffe airmen wearing leather flying jackets two each side of a German serviceman. In the background part of an aircraft, Submitted with caption 'Heinz Rokker & crew'. Additional information kindly provided by the donor.
Tags: aircrew
Carlos Nugent
Head and shoulders portrait of a Luftwaffe airman wearing tunic with badges. Submitted with caption 'Carlos Nugent'. Additional information was kindly provided by the donor. Carlos Nugent was Rökker's Bordfunker (wireless/radar operator).
Tags: aircrew; wireless operator
Conversation with Heinz Rökke & Jack Bromfield
Gives short details of participants mentioning that Heinz Rökke achieved 64 victories with NJG2. Flight Sergeant Jack Bromfield was wireless operator /air gunner with 158 (Halifax) Squadron. Starts with Rökke and Bromfield discussing the latter's…
Tags: 100 Group; 158 Squadron; 4 Group; 408 Squadron; 426 Squadron; 6 Group; aircrew; anti-Semitism; bale out; Beaufighter; bomb aimer; decoy site; Do 217; evading; FIDO; Fw 190; Halifax; He 111; Ju 87; Ju 88; Lancaster; Me 109; Me 110; Me 163; Me 262; Mosquito; Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); Oboe; perception of bombing war; pilot; prisoner of war; RAF Cranfield; RAF Elvington; RAF Linton on Ouse; RAF Pocklington; Schräge Musik; shot down; Spitfire; Stalag Luft 1; Stirling; target indicator; Wellington; wireless operator / air gunner