RAF BOMBER COMMAND SIGNING EVENT – 17th APRIL
As a tribute to the brave young men who served with RAF Bomber Command during WWII, we are delighted to announce that we’ll be joined at the UK Gallery by some fascinating pilots and aircrew who served in combat during WWII.
Our special guests include:
Flying Officer BILL JEWERS – he flew as an Observer on Catalinas with 265 Sqn Coastal Command based in Madagascar and flying over the Indian Ocean. He then transferred to 194 Sqn based in Burma carrying supplies on Dakotas and completed a total of 60 missions.
Warrant Officer ERIC HORSHAM – having completed training as a Flight Engineer in 1943 he joined 102 Sqn based at RAF Pocklington. He served on Halifaxes on missions over Normandy in the run up to D-Day and over the Ruhr Valley.
Warrant Officer PETER GOULD – he served as a Flight Engineer on Lancasters with 61 Sqn on 13 operations before his crew transferred to 97 Sqn Pathfinders based at RAF Coningsby. He went on to complete a full Pathfinder tour of 45 operations.
Warrant Officer DEREK GURNEY – having completed training as a Mid-Upper Gunner in 1944 he joined 10 Sqn based at RAF Melbourne in Yorkshire. He stayed with the squadron until the end of the war, completing 9 operations.
Flight Lieutenant TOM PAYNE – he gained his Pilot wings at just 17 years old and joined 90 Sqn at RAF Tuddenham on Lancasters before transferring to 15 Sqn at Mildenhall, again on Lancasters.
Flight Sergeant BILL AYTON – flew as a WOp/AG on B-24 Liberators with 354 Sqn in India dropping supplies to guerrillas in the jungle. He later joined 160 Sqn in Ceylon, again on Liberators and after the war he took part in the Berlin airlift on Dakotas.
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.
