Overview
A quiet week for Wickenby crews, with no missions flown. An interesting comment in the Station Diary below about air gunners having clay pigeon shooting practice – this was actually part of their air gunner training as, as with shooting aircraft, you have to lead the moving target in order to hit it. Many air gunners got to know local farmers, who were more than happy to lend them shotguns because it meant plenty of rabbits and wild fowl for the table and, of course, extra rations for the crews.
Extract from Station Diary
RAF Wickenby - This week in history - World War 2 