Wowee, we almost have an entire bomber crew... and a fighter escort. This thread continues to amaze. I know I've said it before, but it's the little details about the every-day life that makes the history real. Don't stop, please!
Reg the last photo posted by Andy reminds me a little of a few studio portraits I've seen of Phil Smith, the pilot of my great uncle's crew. One was taken shortly after he arrived in England (from Australia) and shows a strikingly young, very fresh-faced Phil. Photos taken just a couple of years later - after a tour on Wellingtons then a second on Lancasters, and a four-month long evasion in occupied France - show a much older and wiser man.
There was a lot of growing up to be done, very quickly. And we are forever thankful that you all did.
-Adam