Getting back to the OP, my dad never said much either. He was with Bomber Command for the duration and did not say much about operations except how much he liked the commonwealth crews he was with. They always shared their food parcels from home with the Brits who had nothing. The Salvation Army always turned out with tea and sandwiches at the aircraft dispersals when ops were on, no matter how bad the weather, even though the NAFI never appeared!!
Bob C