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Douglas Newham
| Flight Lieutenant Douglas Newham LVO DFC (deceased) Douglas Newham was a navigator with 156 and 150 Squadrons, completing a tour in the middle east on Wellingtons. On his return to Britain he would spend a year instructing at navigation school before transferring to the Lancasters of 10 Squadron. Unfortunately, Douglas passed away on March 14th, 2022. |
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No Turning Back by Robert Taylor. A Lancaster of No. 61 Squadron, RAF, piloted by Flt. Lt. Bill Reid, under attack from a German Fw190 en route to Dusseldorf on the night of November 3rd, 1943. Already injured in a previous attack, Bill Reid was again wounded but pressed on for another 50 minutes to bomb the target, then fly his badly damaged aircraft on the long journey home. The courage and devotion to duty that earned Bill Reid the Victoria Cross, was a hallmark of RAF bomber crews throughout their long six year campaign. |
Clipped Signature - Douglas Newham. Douglas Newham was a navigator with 156 and 150 Squadrons, completing a tour in the middle east on Wellingtons. On his return to Britain he would spend a year instructing at navigation school before transferring to the Lancasters of 10 Squadron. Unfortunately, Douglas passed away on March 14th, 2022. |
Lancaster Arrival by Graeme Lothian. (P) A Lancaster returns to its home airfield. |
Bill Reid VC by Graeme Lothian. (P) Lancaster LM360, piloted by Bill Reid, is raked by fire from stem to stern by a Luftwaffe Fw190 fighter. Bill Reid had already sustained injuries to his head, torso and hands from a previous attack by an Me110, but, with this rest of his crew unscathed from the previous attack, he had not mentioned his injuries. In the attack depicted here, the Fw190 makes a lethal attack on the already damaged bomber, killing one crew member and fatally wounding a second. Despite this, Bill Reid flew on to his target of Dusseldorf - a further 200 miles - successfully dropped his bombs, then turned for home. With the aid of the bomb aimer and flight engineer, the Lancaster made it across the Channel and headed for an airfield, with one leg of the damaged undercarriage failing on landing. Bill Reid was awarded the Victoria Cross for this mission. |
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