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Norman Lusher | Flight Sergeant Norman Lusher Air Gunner, 9 Squadron. |
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Wellington Attack by David Pritchard. On the night of 12th/ 13th August 1941 No.9 Squadron, in their Wellington Bombers, are once again taking the war into the heartland of Nazi Germany, WS-G Skipper Flt/Lt Kenneth Ball fights to keep her straight and level through the intense flack that surrounds the target, while his front gunner Sgt Cyril Chandler tries in vain to take on the menace of the search lights that seek their Wellington. Both aircraft coded WS-G and WS-Z would be listed as Failed to Return from this mission. This Print was split into dfferent editions signed by different groups of crew, this edition is not signed by the artist. |
Day Duties for the Night Workers by Robert Taylor. With its mission completed, the mighty Lancaster slowly rolls to a halt on the lonely dispersal point, the roar of its four pulsating Merlin engines steadily slackens, replaced by an eerie silence, broken only by the snapping cracks of cooling metal. Slowly the seven weary crew tumble out of the fuselage, their faces etched with strain, eyes rimmed red with tiredness. For them it is the final act of another long, arduous and nerve-wracking operation, another eight-hour ordeal to attack industrial targets in the Ruhr. This time they know they've been lucky, they reached the target and returned home safely, despite the deadly flak and prowling Luftwaffe night-fighters. For others, however, the work of war has just begun. As the massive Lancaster looms majestically over them, the ever vigilant ground crew begin the task of preparing their aircraft for the coming night's operation. Checking, repairing and double-checking again, making sure that nothing goes wrong on the next trip, nothing that could endanger the lives of the crew who depend on them. And then there are guns to be re-armed, bombs to be loaded and near-empty fuel tanks refilled. It will be a race against time. |
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