Win tickets to Battle Proms
This month, three lucky Club members will win a pair of tickets to one of the Battle Proms picnic concerts.
All current members have been automatically entered into this month’s ballot.
Bomber Command veteran bomb-aimer John Bell reaches 100
Header Image: Left: John Bell – Lancaster bomb aimer – in wartime. Right: John (on the left) with fellow centenarian veteran George Dunn on John’s 100th birthday on 25th March. (George was a pilot who flew Halifaxes, Mosquitoes and Spitfires. He celebrated his 100th birthday on 21st September 2022.)
A special friend of the BBMF, veteran Second World War RAF Bomber Command Lancaster bomb-aimer Wing Commander (Retd) John Bell MBE DFC LdH, celebrated his 100th birthday on 25th March 2023.
Members Remember: Flying Officer Ken Crawley – Lancaster wireless operator
Header Image: Lancasters of 57 Sqn at RAF Scampton, Ken Crawley (inset) served as a wireless operator with 57 and 630 Sqns at Scampton and East Kirkby.
Continuing the ‘Members Remember’ series, in which we offer Club members the opportunity to tell the stories of any relatives who served with the RAF during the Second World War, here we have the story of Lancaster wireless operator, Flying Officer Ken Crawley, father of Club member Bob Crawley, and also Ken’s wife, Bob’s mother, ex-WAAF Lilian “Lilly” Crawley.
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