222562 WO. George Wilson Montgomery Royal Air Force 99 Sqd. from:London My grandfather, George Montgomery, served with 99 Squadron in WW2. He was born in Mitchelstown, Co Cork in 1912 and lived with my grandmother in London from about 1937. He was a member of the Reserve RAF on the outbreak of war.
I remember him telling stories about being based at Newmarket and other bases although I am sure that he was not posted to India. His rank was Warrant Officer and he was the wireless operator/mid upper gunner on Wellingtons. One story he recounted was how he came to break his leg after baling out of a flight upon return to England. He always told me that this saved his life and therefore mine, as his colleagues on his flight were lost on the next mission.
Would anyone else have any recollection of this incident?
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