208866 Flt.Sgt. Thomas Patrick Shannon Royal Air Force 61 Squadron. from:St. Helens My Father, Tommy Shannon was the W/Op in Flt. Lt. Astons crew. I have my Father's log book and have matched the log to the incidents mentioned in Flt Lt Aston's notes. As a crew they flew over 20 missions with the initial half dozen focused on Window dropping and the main missions featuring Canals and Oil targets. Post VE day the crew moved onto training to become part of the intended "Tiger" force.The last flight in the log features an Avro Lincoln. My father never talked about operations however he did often tell tales of the nights in Lincoln, and the pride he felt in being one of the "Brylcreem Boys".
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