Historic photograph connects RAF Bomber Command crew to Listowel

November 9, 2022 @ 3:54 pmListowel Banner, Local News, News

The Lancaster bomber crew that has been associated with a plane that the people of Listowel funded during the Second World War – Back row: Bomb Aimer Neville Grayer, Wireless Operator Claire Mackie, Navigator Richard Harris, and Flight Engineer William Moffatt. Front row: Mid Upper Gunner Russel Abrams, Pilot Dennis P. Varden, and Rear Gunner Allen Petrie. (Submitted photo)
The seven men in the faded photograph squint into the sunlight as they pose proudly behind the wing of a Lancaster bomber. Likely taken in the spring of 1945, this photo opens the door to some fascinating historical connections between the Royal Air Force Bomber Command and the small town of Listowel during the Second…
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Wendy van Leeuwen