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
At precisely 4:15 pm today, 80 years ago, Michael and his courageous crew members – R. Amey, F. Livesey, D. McCray, D. Kennedy, G. Lane, and R. Shackleton – departed RAF Skellingthorpe together, their target being Munich. Today, I am proud to share that I have completed a personal goal I set on January 1st […]
Corporal Lin Price was born in Wales and joined the WAAF in November 1941. After completing her training at No. 1 Women’s Auxiliary Air Force Depot in Bridgnorth, she spent time with No 2 MT Company from January 1942 until March 1942 when she was posted to RAF Waddington. While based at RAF Waddington, Lin […]
Noel Pearce and Douglas Box: From Bomber Command to Best Friends to Grandparents
Noel Pearce and Douglas Box Sergeant Douglas Charles Box 19. 10. 1922. RAFVR 1578987. Mid Upper Gunner, Stirling, EE-878 AS-P 75 (New Zealand) Squadron based at Mepal Cambridgeshire Flight details: Shot down in Berlin raid 31.8.1943. Hit by anti aircraft fire and then attacked by a JU88. Crashed in Ahlberg, Germany with the loss of […]
