History of War

WAUGHMAN’S ‘BAND OF BROTHERS’

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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 really

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