To Hell in a Halifax

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"We got over Hamburg on our return from the Big City. Talk about being in the limelight, spotlight, or any other type. Oh yes! That was us. No competition for our place in the show. Jerry gave us a really splendid reception. Deception proved to be the right word too. After getting three or four hits from ack-ack, flak or whatever hit us. [I was] removing the armour from my turret seat, [when] the skip ordered us to bail out. Mid-upper [gunner] and myself safe in IV B. Rest of the crew back in dear old Blighty . . ." Read more >>