RAF BOMBER COMMAND SIGNING EVENT - 24th JULY
As a tribute to the brave young men who served with RAF Bomber Command during WWII, we are delighted to be hosting this event at the UK Gallery where we’ll be joined by some amazing WWII pilots and aircrew.
Our special guests include:
Flight Sergeant STAN BRADFORD DFM - flying on Lancasters with 57 Sqn he was a prolific Mid-Upper Gunner and one of only a handful to finish the war as an Ace. He shot down 6 enemy aircraft, which included a Bf109 over France on his first operation.
Squadron Leader BENNY GOODMAN - flying Stirlings and later Lancasters with 617 Sqn, he completed a full tour of 30 Ops including missions over Germany, Holland and France as well as taking part in the Tirpitz Raids.
Warrant Officer CHARLIE DARBY - served with both 462 and 466 Sqns from RAF Driffield in Yorkshire as a Rear Gunner on Halifaxes. He completed 30 Ops over Holland and Germany and also on bombing missions on the Falaise Gap and the Ardennes in support of the Allied advance through France and Belgium.
Warrant Officer TED KEY - served as a Flight Engineer on Lancasters with 514 Sqn based RAF Waterbeach. As Germany surrendered the squadron helped drop food supplies in Holland and carrying liberated POWs back to England.
Warrant Officer FRANK TOLLEY - as a Bomb Aimer on Lancasters with 625 Sqn he completed a full tour of operations throughout 1944/1945. These included raids on Dresden and Operation Manna which saw food relief dropped into un-liberated western parts of the Netherlands
Our guests are happy to sign items for customers and entry is FREE but STRICTLY by ticket only. We are currently taking bookings so please contact us now to reserve your place.
