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Flt.Sgt. William Horace Venables
Royal Air Force 150 Squadron
from:Hove, Sussex
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.