RAF ground crew

[George McKenzie]

Thanks for the picture . I trucked dinamite after the war . I would haul 7 or8 tons on a small truck .you wouldn't think any thing about it blowing up . These ladies did it in very dangerous sercumstances . It would be interesting if someone would do a book on the ground crews and the equptment used . George

[sapper740]

Originally Posted by George McKenzie

Thanks for the picture . I trucked dinamite after the war . I would haul 7 or8 tons on a small truck .you wouldn't think any thing about it blowing up . These ladies did it in very dangerous sercumstances . It would be interesting if someone would do a book on the ground crews and the equptment used . George

Although not dedicated to chronicling the duties of ground crew, Larry Milberry's book, SIXTY YEARS The RCAF and CF Air Command 1924-1984, has many pictures and pages detailing the life and duties of RCAF ground crew during the war. It's a great book and I highly recommend it. Derek.


CHIMO!

[George McKenzie]

That sounds great , I'll get one .My cousin spent 33 trips in a Lancaster as a tail gunner and was the only one of the original crew left at the end of the war .My other cousin was a spotter for the bombers He was a dare devel of a pilot He flew a small plane by him self low to get under the radar . Finnally got shot down and spent 2 years in a prison camp till the war ended I could have got lots of information from them but we didn't talk much about it as everyone wanted to forget about it . George