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Old 1st Dec 2010, 14:04
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cazatou
 
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An impressive list EXCEPT by the outbreak of WW2 the numbers of available Fighter and Bomber aircraft had increased - but those aircraft (apart from the Hurricane, Spitfire and Wellington) were not fit for purpose.

A late friend of mine (Ken Makin) volunteered to serve with 601 Sqn Aux AF as an AC2 WOp/AG and took part in the first raid on Germany - which was an attack by 25 and 601 Sqn Blenheim 1F's on the German Naval Base on the island of Borkum on 28 November 1939.

25lb Cooper Bombs left over from WW1 and 303 calibre machine guns made little impact on the Ferro - Concrete defences. Luckily there were no aircraft losses.

AC2 Makin survived the war uninjured and by VE day (when he was still on Operations in the Far East) was a Flt Lt with DFC - he retired as a Sqn Ldr; a total of 11 promotions.
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