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And apparently only one in three crews finished their tours of duty. Incredible maturity in people so young.

Tis a bit disappointing, but I now think it appears it was slightly stage managed.

The radios could send signals concerning the aircraft position, but at that time there was no dialogue with the ground available to crew.

The rank 'Bombardier' is an army rank. I thought the correct term in the RAF was 'Bomb Aimer' or 'Air Bomber', We had 'Wireless Operators' not 'Radio Operators' and 'Air Gunners' not 'Tail Gunners'. Apparently recordings do exist from this period though, and this recording is accredited as one...