Bill served in RAF during WWII. He worked in bomber command (102 Squadron, No 4 Group at Pocklington, Yorkshire) as ground crew servicing Halifax's and picked up lots of knowledge about aero engines.

Chris Harper has put together an excellent website about 102 Squadron and people who served in it, including a page about Bill based on the photos below.

Bill is 3rd from bottom		Bill is right end in 3rd row
He also took an active part in entertainment of the troops as stage crew.
"Night Must Fall" 1945. Paul Daneman went on to be a star of stage and TV --		"Punch Bowl" April 1945 [Pocklington Theatrical Company]
"Black Magic"/"Winter Sports"  Oct 1945		"Black Magic"/"Ballet Thoroughfare"   Dec 1945
It meant he met visiting acts such as Norman Evans
Click for other web pages associated with 102 Squadron at Pocklington: An Interesting Halifax Story POCKLINGTON & OTHER THINGS : A Canadian view Flying Officer Alfred Martin, Aircrew Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation: No 101 - 105 Squadron Histories VE DAY CELEBRATIONS IN POCKLINGTON (2005) Veteran Celebrates 84th Birthday with Halifax Bomber Tour Model of Halifax "Manga Taipo" 102 (Ceylon) Squadron, RAF Pocklington, August, 1944 Airfields in Yorkshire: POCKLINGTON 102 Sqn Halifax (DY-B) at Pocklington - taken at the end of tour in 1944 (L to R) Bud Watson, Rear Gunner; Ron Champion, Pilot; Saxon, Navigator; Paddy Gilmour, Flight Engineer; Phil (can't remember last name), Bomb Aimer Front Row (L to R): Butch Lewis, Wireless Operator; Johnny Willis, Mid-upper gunner (taken from http://www.lancaster-archive.com/bc-CrewPics.html)

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