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
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 […]
International Bomber Command Day was launched in 2021 to officially mark the vital contribution made by Bomber Command over its 32 year history. The launch coincided with the 85th anniversary of the commissioning of the Command in 1936. The day includes a public service of commemoration, an evening reception with a Sunset Ceremony and a […]
Flight Lieutenant Ernest Onions DFC – 1915-1972 A BRAVE SHROPSHIRE AIRMAN Ernest Onions was born on 19 December 1915 at The Ferry, a farm in Shrawardine, Shropshire. He was the ninth child and fifth son of William and Susan Onions. He attended Oxon CE School and Oxon CE Church. Ernest left school aged fourteen and […]
