OCTOBER 30, 1943
TOMORROW WE HELP 60 B25'S HIT RABAUL
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PHOTOS AND EYEWITNESS ACCOUNTS.
George Dusting – Fitter IIE.
October 30, we were paraded this morning and told that our Squadron was to bomb-up, refuel and check 60 B25s which are staging through here tomorrow on the way to Rabaul. The job has to be done in two hours. I am in a bombing-up party. Four 500 lb bombs to each kite. What a job.
Don Kirkwood - Navigator.
October 30, Saturday, briefed at 10.45am to act as spare crew for a job today. Took off and flew for 20 minutes then returned. Learnt at 2pm that a week’s squadron leave is being granted to crews who had had three months up here, in future. Starting off with 7 course crew for some unknown reason and strange but true, or is it strange? Catt leads the list, with Fisher.