We are recruiting you for Operation Gratitude, to join us in our fight against loneliness. Can you to write a letter or make a card to a veteran to let them know they are not alone in these challenging times?
You could:
Write about your day
Share your Favourite Jokes and stories
Draw a picture of where you live
Draw a picture of a Bomber Crew
Make a VE Day Card
Write about your hobbies
Don’t forget to include your first name and age inside the card so we know who you are! Then pop it in an envelope with another blank, stamped envelope and post it to:
Operation Gratitude
International Bomber Command Centre
Canwick Avenue
Lincoln
LN4 2HQ
This year marks the 80th anniversary of an outstanding act of bravery for which Sergeant Norman Cyril Jackson was awarded the Victoria Cross. Jackson joined the RAF volunteer reserve in 1939 as a classified fitter (engines). However, he preferred to be in the air. Jackson retrained as a flight engineer and, in 1943, joined the […]
SGT JOHN ‘JOHNNIE’ PATRICK WALKER – RAF FIREFIGHTER
Y4168961 SGT JOHN ‘JOHNNIE’ PATRICK WALKER – RAF FIREFIGHTER Y4168961 Sgt John ‘Johnnie’ Patrick Walker was a member of the Royal Air Force, serving as a Firefighter in Malaya, Aden, Cyprus and the UK. Also serving in the RAF Aircrew Selection Centre, at RAF Cranwell and Careers Office, in London. In 1983 he transferred as […]
Fl/Sgt Peter A. Atkinson. Navigator 622 Squadron Peter served in 622 Squadron as a Navigator operating from Mildenhall, Suffolk, with an operations tour on Lancaster bombers from March to July 1944. He married Pauline Clark on 10th February 1945. Peter Allison Atkinson was born 7th February 1923 in Wimbledon, and from 2 years old lived in […]
