206540 F/O Thomas Martin Murdoch Royal Canadian Air Force 408 Goose Squadron My Uncle Thomas Murdoch told me many years ago that he flew as as a tail gunner in 408 Goose Squadron, Lancasters. His picture is on the Memorial at the front of the museum in Nanson, Alberta as the picture was taken of my uncle's air crew and was deemed the clearest picture taken of a complete air crew. His pilot in command, also in the picture, played "Relic " in the CBC series The Beach Combers in the 1970's.
My Uncle,evidently, flew 2 tours, the first ended in a training crash in England where he was the only survivor. He went out through the perplex turret in the tail. He was sent home to Montreal and went back over for a 2nd tour and completed 25 missions into Germany.
Thomas has passed on now but seeing the picture at the front of the museum brought tears to my eyes. I don't know much of anything else as,like all the vets, Thomas was reluctant to talk about what really went on as I "wasn't there".
Ironically, my Father-in-Law and Mother-in-law worked in the assembly of Lancasters in Malton, Ontario during the war .
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