Thread: D B Thomas DFC 90 SQN

I imagine at the time of his trip in the Lanc he didn't know he had two trips left (although he must have known he was due for a rest). It would have been business as usual and training one of the squadron's most experienced pilots on the new aircraft would be the thing to do.

His varied experience would have been of particular use for an OTU so time in a Lanc would have made him more so, I imagine.

Originally Posted by Antipodean Andy

I imagine at the time of his trip in the Lanc he didn't know he had two trips left (although he must have known he was due for a rest). It would have been business as usual and training one of the squadron's most experienced pilots on the new aircraft would be the thing to do.

His varied experience would have been of particular use for an OTU so time in a Lanc would have made him more so, I imagine.

Hi Andy thanks for joining my little band so to speak .
As to the Lancaster bit .I never thought much about the varied missions he had but ,absolutely correct Mining drops , Low level drops over France and Holland for SOE and the usual if you could call it that bombing missions ,so if he had just a bit of experience on a Lanc would have made him a very useful pilot instructor to have around at a OTU.One thing I did leave out was the fact that he did take about 4 months to heal from his wounds (obviously not completely) as he did instruct and ending up flying Mosquitoes at an OTU just before the war ended and then flew another 42 hrs after the war before
things started to go bad for him health wise a real pity .
Cheers Tony