Hi, Couple of things regarding entry for Spook N Droop. Commenced operations in the Lancaster March 11 Their final flight June 1 over Dingle Ireland. When I saw the images on this page I immediately remembered seeing this as a child- I think as a drawing, not a photo.
On 10 August , the two squadrons came together when No. This was where they both similarly re-equipped with Halifax B. III aircraft. Later, on 19 February , both squadrons again re-equipped with the British built Lancaster Mk.
I and Mk. Both squadrons would again be disbanded together on 31 May Kaye J was posted to No. They flew this same Halifax on 4 Feb. In No. Humphries was assigned to fly Halifax Mk.
In early April Humphries crew were training and converting to the new British Mk. By the third operation on 10 April to bomb Leipzig, Germany, they had the local nose artist paint the same Halifax nose art on their new British aircraft. The attached photo shows Lancaster Mk. III serial NN, with the new nose art and the three bombs.
Everything on Preserving the Past II is to preserve the past for future generations. With this in mind, Preserving the Past II is the sequel to Preserving the Past which was originally created to help Clarence Simonsen publish his research mostly on nose art. Little did I know then was how much research Clarence had done.
