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Old 14th Aug 2018, 10:26
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Originally Posted by Krystal n chips
As an aside, how long would it take for a crew to complete the full 30 ops, or would this be dependent on type, Sqdn, and time of year ?..or all three.
My late uncle was a bomb aimer with IX(B) Squadron for his first tour. His first trip was to Dusseldorf on the night of 3/4 November 1943; trip no.30 was to Aachen on 11/12 April 1944. Of his 30 trips, 12 were to Berlin.
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