211673 Ft/Sgt Andrew Bell Royal Air Force 153 Sqn. from:Old Kilpatrick, Scotland I believe the picture of this Lancaster crew to have been taken at RAF Scampton in 1945. The pilot, I believe, was F/O Clark and the crew member on the extreme left was my father, Ft Sgt Andrew Bell whose role was that of Air Bomber. Additional Information: | The Lancaster flight crew consists of the following:-
Pilot Flying Officer W. Clark(e) - 3rd from the right,
Flight Engineer Sgt V.G. Francomb,
Bomb Aimer A.Bell - Far Left,
Navigator Flying Officer N. Sear,
Wireless Operator Flying Officer C.C. Dorrity,
Mid Upper Gunner Sgt. J. Kirkpatrick,
Rear Gunner Sgt. Frederick John Ings (1534658) - Far Right
All flew on Mission Operation Manna on 30th April 1945. Believe they also went
to Pompeii to pick up POW's and British troops.
Jeff Ings
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