I'm sure that I'm not the only one wondering how and why the inner engines were both lost yet feathered and could later be restarted. If only Ron was here to explain, or perhaps he still does. Watch for the next episode in this amazing story.
And thanks also to topgas for Rusty Waugham's obit. Another who slipped through our net with a story of shear survival to tell who nonetheless clocked up his century despite his unpromising state of health on joining the RAF! I loved the Dudelsack nickname given to 101's Lancs, with their 3 tall whip antennae, two up and one down. A tribute to the Luftwaffe, "you see, we Germans also have a sense of humour!". Yet the 101 casualty rate is shocking. How did they go out night after night, literally broadcasting their presence to German night fighters? Volunteers to a man and, luckily for us, all of that remarkable WWII generation that rightly involves so much awe.