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A Plane With No Propellers!
Mr. Taschuk recalls his first encounter with a jet - the German Me-262.
Terrifying Fly Along
Mr. Taschuk recalls an interrogation officer being terrified during a fly along on a bombing run over Germany.
Climbing an Invisible Ladder
Mr. Taschuk recalls seeing a Lancaster accidentally drop their payload on another Lancaster directly below them, and seeing the bomb aimer fall from the damaged plane.
Controlled Terror
Mr. Taschuk recalls a bombing run over Germany, during a particularly dark night, when the light from an explosion revealed how close they’d come to having a collision.
Welcome to the Death Sentence
Mr. Taschuk recalls his welcome to Bomber Command being a shocking one. He also describes how necessary it was to learn to control ones own terror.
Mosquitoes Needed Wireless Navigators
Mr. Thorne describes being trained as a wireless navigator to potentially re-crew the RAF’s Mosquito fighter. He only gets one flight in training before the war ends.
Love, Not War
Mr. Thorne discusses his involvement with local schools where he spreads the message of peace.
Two Types of Radios
Mr. Thorne describes his training, in particular on the two types of radios used by the air force.
I Wanted the Full Wing
Mr. Thorne discusses the selection criteria for supplying air crews, and why he was chosen for wireless air gunner training.
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