Vera Thrussell talking about the war

Vera was trained at Cranwell for her job as a telephone operator and these are some pages from her notebook..

Vera started work at RAF Upwood and then moved to RAF Gransden Lodge

The remains of Gransden control tower where Vera worked

 

 

A Lancaster bomber at Gransden part of 405 squadron

A mosquito fighter/bomber

Planning operations in a nissen hut at Gransden Lodge

Loading food supplies for Operation Manna in 1945 after the war

Dropping very welcome food supplies in Holland as part of Operation Manna

Vera attended a memorial service at Gransden . the service was to commemorate the Canadian Pathfinders Squadron 405 which was stationed at Gransden airfield in the war.

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