Best / Worst BC related experience to happen to this year

[K4KittyCrew]

Well, It is almost that time again that we reflect on another year passing by.

I trust that many of you have had a most enjoyable 'Bomber Command 'experience' happen to you over the past 12 months.
IE - Some of you may have found details of a family member who served with BC. That is a very rewarding experience.

Some of you, chasing details, may have drawn a blank but we can all try again next year.

The only negative I have experienced this year relating to BC is that the 630 Sqn Homepage Forum shut down without any knowledge of it going to happen.
Anyway, hopefully, answers for all of us will arise in the New Year.

I would certainly like to hear from any members as to what their most pleasing result was for 2012.

[Bruno]

Hello,

My best Bomber Command experience of 2012 was the meeting with veterans at the Stirling Aircraft Society's Annual Meeting.
Unfortunately I haven't yet realised my second best experience of 2012: The visit to the Bomber Command Memorial!
Kind regards.

Bruno

[AlanW]

Worst experience,........ sending nearly 200 files (ORB pages) to someone, which covered their relatives tour of ops with !!!squadron, and not getting any thanks whatsoever in return. And adding insult to injury, the person in question, advertised on another forum, that they had the files, and offered assistance to anyone who might need information
Best experience..... all the others, but if i had to pick one, it would be passing on the last known photo of a BC pilot, sat in his cockpit, awaiting take-off on the op that him and his crew were killed on, to his son, who did'nt know the photo existed.

[K4KittyCrew]

Worst experience,........ sending nearly 200 files (ORB pages) to someone, which covered their relatives tour of ops with !!!squadron, and not getting any thanks whatsoever in return. And adding insult to injury, the person in question, advertised on another forum, that they had the files, and offered assistance to anyone who might need information

Absolutely shameful, Alan. If it was me, the person in question would be 'named' so that other members know this person true character.

Thank goodness we don't come across such individuals too often.
John

[smudgersmith218]

Gents,

It’s been an up and down year for the research,

The high points

Remembrance Day at RAF Tempsford
Having to the opportunity to view and copy Wing Commander Ronnie Jell DFC RAF memorabilia accumulated between 1938-1955
Becoming custodian of the No.218 (Gold Coast) photographic archives.
The completion of the Bomber Command Memorial


The lows;

Missing the opportunity by just months to meet Wing Commander Ronnie Jell DFC.
Having my book on No.218 (Gold Coast) Squadron rejected because “it is no longer financially viable to produce two volume squadron history’s, reduce it by 50% and we will be publish it” ( I bet if it was on 617 it would be in print by now !! )

And lastly ENGLAND stuffing the All Blacks I WAS THERE !!!

Steve

[colinpateman]

Achieving my ambition to get my book published which corrects several errors previously written about the RAF GOLDFISH - CATERPILLAR & GUINEA PIG CLUBS. www.colinpateman.com
Taking a runway ride in the Lancaster and sitting in the rear gunners turret which promoted my thoughts on writing a book on 'Rear Gunners'

Providing and reading a script at the funeral for a Spitfire Pilot I had known for several years.

Colin.