Pee-Wee and Nag's Sky Tours (and Other Thoughts)

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Grimsby hosted the Wellingtons of Binbrook-based 142 Squadron and, from 1943, the Lancasters of first 100 Squadron and then 550 Squadron.

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old photos, personal stories, and all those little snippets that connect us with a location

I thought you might be interested in this connection between RAF Grimsby on your Lincolnshire tour and where I live in Somerset.

In Memoriam: Pilot Officer Edward Harrill 1915 - 1943

At 19.49 on 3rd September 1943 Pilot Officer Edward Harrill was the Air Bomber in a Lancaster crew from 100 Squadron that left RAF Grimsby for Berlin. The remainder of the crew flying in Lancaster MkIII JA930 (HW-Y) that night were: Flying Officer William Gardiner, Pilot (from Quebec, Canada) Sgt Joseph Dunn, Flight Engineer (from Wheatley, Yorkshire) Sgt John King, Wireless Operator/Air Gunner (from Skipton, Yorkshire) Sgt Oliver Innocent, Navigator (from Romford, Essex) Sgt Jack Wales, M…