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W/O. Raymond Michael McDermott

Royal Australian Air Force 100 Squadron

from:Newcastle, Australia

My grandfather, Mick McDermott, served as a wireless operator air gunner in a Lancaster crew. The other members of the crew included:

  • Gordon Kerr: Bomb Aimer
  • "Butch" Craven: Tail Gunner
  • Peter Wyga: Pilot
  • Ralph Robertson: Navigator
  • "Ni**er" Crane: Mid Upper Gunner

He arrived in the UK from Sydney in January 1944 and went initially to RAF Station Whitley Bay, then Padgate and Hoylake. Between July 1944 and March 1945 he was in 8 AFU, 29 OTU and 26 OTU. On 9 March 1945 he was at 71 Base, on 16th March 72 Base, 31 March RAF Bottesford and 11th May (ie after VE Day) 100 Squadron. On 26 June 1945 he went to 9 ACHU, then 11 PDRC and home to Australia in Nov 1945.

Mick with aircrew



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