radiomike7 Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 (edited) Just came across a photo of 'Willie' Tait and 'Tony' Iveson standing next to a Grand Slam on a Type H bomb trolley at Hendon circa 1995. They were great friends from their days with 617 Squadron although they had left 617 by the time Grand Slam was introduced. Iveson originally flew Spitfires in the Battle of Britain before becoming a flight instructor in Rhodesia then converting to Lancasters. On leaving the RAF he became chairman of the Bomber Command Association and campaigned for the Bomber Command Memorial in London. Tait made it to 90 and passed in 2007 while Iveson made it to 94 and passed in 2013. Edited November 8, 2022 by radiomike7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAFMT Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 Tony was a lovely chap to talk to, and always had a good story to tell. There's also some great stories about him, but probably not for a public forum! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiomike7 Posted November 8, 2022 Author Share Posted November 8, 2022 2 hours ago, RAFMT said: Tony was a lovely chap to talk to, and always had a good story to tell. There's also some great stories about him, but probably not for a public forum! Agreed, he was one of the few that would happily talk about his exploits during the war. Are you still at the museum, I believe they have Tait's logbook? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAFMT Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 I am still here, for my sins. Took a picture of the same site today, not much has changed 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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