Good fred this. It's more like, recommend me a new name. Mine is based on my visual resemblance of woody harrelson, although, looking in the mirror, I don't see it as much any more.
My grandfather was also a Lanc rear gunner (well, Stirlings first then Lancasters) for 90 Squadron I believe. Getting full service history for someone when you're not the next of kin is quite difficult sometimes. And as he never really spoke about it (and has been gone these past 17 years) It's a challenge sometimes, but I'd love to see his service log sometime. What I also don't have are his medals - as he refused them at the end of the war over what he saw as the terribly poor treatment given by Bomber command to his family and his brother after his brother was killed in a raid. My grandfather stayed in the service for another 10 years or so after the war, but never really forgave the powers that be.
Mate, if you PM your grandfathers details, I'll check with a mate if he has 90 operational records. I have them for several other squadrons but not 90 sqn. Sounds like your grandfather and my father shared the same thoughts of the RAF. Mine rarely spoke of his time and was filthy on the 'powers that be' for demoting crews if they got injured / burnt and couldn't fly. If you can give me as much detail as possible .................. each squadron record book contains about a thousand pages of records, so any approximate dates can save a lot of time searching.
Leesten verr carefullee, I shell zay zis only vonce! P.S. I'm as straight as the next man.... as long as the next man isn't Nigel Evans.
"Ze bummurs will drip their bums over Lindon" I now realise that it may have looked as though I was commenting on your sexuality. Can I make it clear (before swords turns up!!) that I wasn't at all and I wasn't making any kind of comment on gay people............. or straight............ or those that swing both ways. Everyone to their own. Phew!! I just loved 'Allo 'Allo and Gruber was one of my favourite characters ( "my liddle tank").
Ooh, hark at her! Not like you to observe political correctness, Col. I thought it very funny. "I was pissing by the door when I heard a shat."
