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Interview with Denis Francis Cockbill

Born in Newport, Denis volunteered for the Royal Air Force as he was tired of bombing, wishing to get his own back, he joined the Air Corps at 17. Wishing to train as a wireless operator because of his interest in radio technology, he officially…

Tags: 195 Squadron; aircrew; bombing; bombing of Dresden (13 - 15 February 1945); crewing up; Gee; Lancaster; Morse-keyed wireless telegraphy; Operation Exodus (1945); Operation Manna (29 Apr – 8 May 1945); perception of bombing war; recruitment; Spitfire; training; wireless operator

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