Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • History of War

    WAUGHMAN’S ‘BAND OF BROTHERS’

    Mar 19, 2018 2 minutes
    Source:   Waughman’s second Lancaster bomber LL757 ‘Oor Wullie’ pictured while being serviced at Ludford Magna, May 1944. Waughman is in the cockpit and two ABC transmitter aerials are visible on top of the fuselage  

    Waughman commanded the same basic crew of seven airmen plus a special duty operator in two Lancaster bombers between 1943-44. The crew became very close friends and worked as one to survive. “We all became a big band of brothers and we just gelled, it reallyfinal decision to make, but you were just another crewmember.”

    You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

    More from History of War

    History of War1 min read
    Same Quality Magazine… New Digital Offer
    Visit www.magazinesdirect.com/WAR for more information Terms and Conditions: Please allow up to six weeks for delivery of your first subscription issue (up to eight weeks overseas). *Access to the digital library will end with your subscription. For
    History of War9 min read
    The War No One Wanted interview With Nick Lloyd
    The Eastern Front is the second book in Professor Nick Lloyd’s First World War trilogy, which began with The Western Front, published in 2021. In this second volume, Lloyd uncovers what Winston Churchill named the “unknown war”, spanning much of East
    History of War1 min read
    Uniform
    The standard uniform for NSKK members was black trousers and boots, brown shirt and brown tie, a black patrol duty helmet or a brown kepi with black band and the NSKK emblem, and the usual swastika armband. There was also a leather crash helmet with

    Related Books & Audiobooks