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Old 24th May 2009, 15:55
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Icare9
 
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Regle and all
Just back from hols.
I note that no one has yet commented on the Squadron markings on rmventuri photo's being LK, which marks the Halifax as a C Flight aircraft, as MH was the Squadron code for the rest of 51 Squadron.
If you haven't yet watched the Nightbomber video, then each RAF heavy bomber station generally had 2 Squadrons operating from it, each with about 18 to 20 aircraft and somewhere around 3,000 personnel to keep it functioning, not just aircrew.
The photos with the car seem to show a code of MH-A, which was the code on HR782 also lost the same night on the Leipzig raid and as it has Sgt Bondett who was a PoW after being shot down, then no doubt this was the groundcrew for HR782.
If there are any photos with a code of MH-Y or if HR732 can be seen by the tail, then that would be tremendous news.
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