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Flt.Sgt. William Horace Venables

Royal Air Force 150 Squadron

from:Hove, Sussex

Crew of Lancaster NN742, 150 Squadron

William Venables was my father and he served as a bomb aimer in 150 Squadron from late 1944 to the end of the conflict.

His crew completed a full tour with pilot Roy Roffe usually flying Lancaster NN742.

The crew were

  • Sgt. A. (Bob) Drinkwater (Rear Gunner)
  • Sgt. W.H. (Bill) Venables (Bomb Aimer)
  • Sgt. F.F. (Frank) Clitheroe (Mid Upper Gunner)
  • P/O A.R. (Roy) Roffe (Pilot)
  • Sgt. P (Pat) Joyce (Navigator)
  • Sgt. J (Jim) Boyd (Flight Engineer)
  • Sgt E.W. (Ted) Hall (Wireless Operator).

Although 150 Squadron had a comparatively low casualty rate, it is clear from Dad's diaries that losses of fellow crews had a big impact on those left to continue the fight.



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