A recording of Eric Whitney recounting the events of 5th/6th June 1942.

Whitney was the pilot of the aircraft in which my father, Les Martin was the front gunner. The rear gunner was killed when a German night-fighter crashed into the rear of the 149 squadron stirling. The remainder of the crew escaped after Whitney successfully ditched the aircraft in the north sea.

See here for the full story http://www.underabombersmoon.com/index.php/ditching-excerpt

After completing his tour of operations, my father was posted to 51 squadron to begin his second tour in Halifaxes. Dad's war came to an end on his 39th mission when his aircraft blew up over Berlin after being hit by flak. Knocked unconscious, he fell nearly 20,000 feet before he was able to inflate his parachute. Other than the bomb aimer, the rest of the crew were killed.

Dad spent the remainder of the war in Stalag Luft 1.

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