219319 Sgt. Wilfred Gregory Royal Air Force 9 Squadron from:Salford, Manchester Wilfred Gregory was my father in law. He served in 9 Squadron RAF as Flight Engineer on Lancasters. In his log book he wrote in red the date his plane bombed the Tirpitz. His flying officer was a Canadian called Newton who was later killed in action. He was last based at RAF Waddington before leaving the service. His daughter and wife lived on the station
He was a very kind man who never talked about his flying experiences. Sadly he died aged 60 in 1982. Prior to dying he had joined the Sale Manchester branch of the RAFA where he acted as Treasurer. He met a Mr Hunter there who had served with him in 9 Squadron and believed he had been killed so it was a lovely surprise for him to find him alive and well.
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