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F/Sgt. Ben John May
Royal Canadian Air Force 420 Squadron
I joined No. 420 Squadron R.C.A.F. in December 1944 after training as flight engineer at St. Athan S. Wales and Locking in Somerset and being selected for flying Halifaxes. The weather was very bad with much snow consequently there was no flying until February. Our first operation was to Rheine in the Ruhr and we went on to complete ten more before the war ended including the long 700 mile each way flight over water to Heligoland.
The Squadron celebrated the end of hostilities now with a huge party on the airfield and I still don't know where all the beer came from!
I am the only survivor of our crew and would be very pleased to hear from anyone connected with 420 Sqadron or this time.