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Interview with Peter John Peck

Peter joined the 74 Air Defence Cadet Corps at a unit at Crayford. He then volunteered to join the Royal Air Force. After a recruiting centre at Hither Green, he attended Lord’s Cricket Ground and was called up towards the end of 1943. He went to…

Tags: 12 OTU; 12 Squadron; 156 Squadron; 1651 HCU; aircrew; bomb aimer; Cook’s tour; Operation Exodus (1945); Operation Manna (29 Apr – 8 May 1945); Operational Training Unit; RAF Staverton; RAF Wyton; training

Interview with Fred Logan

Fred joined the Royal Air Force in Sheffield on 4th December 1940 and was accepted as a direct entry fitter. He went to the training school in Hednesford, where he was taught about engines, and was then posted on Stirlings to 7 Squadron. From RAF…

Tags: 1651 HCU; 7 Squadron; fitter engine; ground crew; ground personnel; Heavy Conversion Unit; RAF Filton; RAF Hednesford; RAF Waterbeach; Stirling; training

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