Moscow Route
Flt Lt Gordon Cremer
Flt Sgt Bob Anstee
Sgt Don Greenslade
Re Flt Sgt Bob Anstee.
Was he the Flight Engineer who was on 511 when they flew Britannias?
He was involved in a famous (at the time) engine failure of a Brit engine that couldn't be feathered.
As recounted elsewhere:
... a prop that couldn't be feathered. This event took place on 16th December 1962 (Britannia XM519) whilst en-route from Aden to Gan with 3 pax and a load of Sea Slug missiles.
Having passed the PNR and having descended from 17,500ft to 1,500 ft and flying at 120 knots to save the engine from disintegrating, Norman [Rose] declared a full emergency and he and his crew nursed the aircraft towards Gan. 315 miles out the resident Gan SAR Shackleton met the incoming Britannia and escorted it into Gan for a safe landing. For this in the June 1963 Birthday Honours List Norman was awarded a Bar to his Air Force Cross, whilst his Flight Engineer Master Engineer Bob Anstee received the Air Force Cross to add to his Air Force Medal.
Could his earlier AFM have been as a result of his Ju Jitsu mission perhaps?
I was on 99 at the time and don't recall having ever met him so can't add any more.