Hi, cliffnemo, nice to see you back here.
Thanks for your comments. I hadn't properly appreciated the height that German flak reached. Having seen the USAAF B17's at 40,000 ft and still being in bursts of flak, at 18,000 to 20,00 feet pretty much everything seemed to hit you. Was there a difference between 20mm cannon fire and 37mm guns?
Weren't they the "flaming onions"? It doesn't seem as if there was any time when somebody below wasn't firing something at you once you reached Europe!!
I came across a story on one of the Bomber Command websites about a Navigator (Harry Parker?) from Southend who used to work on the pleasure steamers with a catch phrase "All aboard the Nemo before the water goes!"
Just wondered if you might have come across him with your PPRuNe name....
Anyway, the YAM Elvington cockpit video is best accessed via the Home page and just above the click on the roundel for Halifax bomber.
Halifax Bomber Virtual Tour - Yorkshire Air Museum
It loads without Quick time nonsense and is at least half a screen, not a poky square. You can then hit Full Screen and move, pause and reminisce. Trust this helps!!