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By: Natalia

Natalia — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 23:46:27 +0000

A few years ago I saw a Lancaster bomber fly over head which I am presuming was the September 2009 fly past of Lords cricket ground. I was with my very young children in a playground off Abbey Gardens , St .Johns Wood. As I gazed upward a gentleman i hadnt noticed before said “it’s a Lancaster, I used to fly them.” I so wish now I had engaged him further in conversation, and had just thought to say thank you. My son, now 7 is obsessed with Lancasters. Do you know any surviving Lancaster crewmen who might now live in or around St. Johns Wood who it might have been?

By: Jerry Harwood

Jerry Harwood — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 07:39:13 +0000

I am, for some reason, a person who is fascinated by all things connected to The Dambusters. From almost the first time I saw the film when I was 7 or 8 I developed a tremendous appreciation of the men that flew and put therir lives on the line every time they went on a raid. You must be very proud of what he did during the war. I’m sure I would be.

By: Bill MacLean

Bill MacLean — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 02:50:56 +0000

Thanks for your efforts on this.
My father W/C D.A.MacLean(interesting initials!) flew as a navigator with Joe McCarthy on the Dams raid. My mother (who is still alive) was a WAAF wireless op for the raid as well.

By: tomas greene

tomas greene — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 13:29:28 +0000

hi there
congrats for such wonderful blog, feel free in posting in the Dambusters paeg I created in Facebook; it has almost 2,000 followers and is very active

a big hug from Santiago, Chile

By: charlesfoster

charlesfoster — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 13:29:21 +0000

Matthew — thanks for pointing this out, but the story relates to the flypast in 2008!
Charles Foster

By: Matthew

Matthew — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 09:40:22 +0000

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/1967218/Fly-past-marks-Dambusters-anniversary.html

Pictures of this years anniversary flypast

By: Paul Gilston.

Paul Gilston. — Mon, 30 May 2011 15:32:03 +0000

As others have mentioned, I to am glad I found your blog, and as many have said before, I to have a great fascination for the ” Dambusters ”
So much so that I join a living history group many years ago called Ops 39-45 who are a bunch of people dedicated and very passionate about keeping the memory alive of all who served in the RAF during the war years. Ops, once a year, generally around the beginning of the year, had our AGM at the Petwood Hotel, Woodhall Spa, I’m sure I have no need to give any one a history lesson, our president, who has now passed, RIP, was a great man and respected friend by all who ever met him and widely loved and admire by people world wide, Mr Richard ( Toddy ) Todd. You can find Ops 39-45 at many event through out the year at many aviation event, especially Duxford ” Flying Legends ” , come and say hello. Gilly……..Out.

By: Jeremy Bateman

Jeremy Bateman — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 13:32:59 +0000

I’m really glad to have found this blog. My Mum and Dad brought me up watching b&w British postwar films on weekend TV, and the film captivated me from an early age. I’ve developed an obsession with the raid, people connected to it, and the film, which I caught as it was meant to be seen at Lancaster’s Duke’s Cinema a couple of years ago. Appreciate the courage of your uncle and his comrades, and your commitment to honouring that here.

By: Jerry H

Jerry H — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 09:54:11 +0000

Thanks Charles for setting up the site.
I am sure I am not alone in developing a great fondness for the Dambusters when I first watched the film as a young boy. In fact I loved it so much that one day I went into the cinema in Bounds Green (NW London) when it opened and with the help of some sandwiches, saw it three times that day alone! It was possible to do it in those days.
Since then I have, when I can, visited Woodhall Spa, read what I can and have even purchased one of Gerald Coulson’s signed prints.
My mother and sister even arranged for a private showing of the film for me in a cinema for my 60th – that was such a brilliant surprise.
I am not sure why I developed this great fondness for all things ‘Dambusters’ but I am sure that one of them is the intense dedication and bravery of the men like your uncle.
Thanks again.

By: mateyboy

mateyboy — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 20:36:13 +0000

attached is FLICKR link showing ideas for the forthcoming remake – hope they are of interst