tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4461618996250470883.post4048144989742158301..comments2024-03-25T20:11:39.630+00:00Comments on East Yorkshire local and family history: Ow do? Susan Butlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15510448382222785024noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4461618996250470883.post-36802361201562424132020-12-23T10:46:51.570+00:002020-12-23T10:46:51.570+00:00I was born in Airmyn in January 1942 and have dist...I was born in Airmyn in January 1942 and have distinct wartime memories of my childhood there. My father was the village bobby. One morning, when I must have been about two or three years old I came down to breakfast and found several men in flying suits in our kitchen at 5, Wood View. They were the crew of a crashed Halifax bomber waiting to be collected by the RAF. They were drinking cups of tea and they were very happy, no doubt pleased to be alive. One of them put his flying helmet on my head. I can still remember the smell of the soft leather. <br />I would be very interested to know if you can source any information about this crash and the crew members. They were probably trying to return to base after a night-time operation. I've looked for information myself but without any success.<br />One of my father's stories from that time was of when he was on duty, making a point, on Boothferry Bridge. He was talking to the bridge man in the engine house when he noticed a German fighter circling. It flew over the bridge so they lay on the floor expecting to be shot at but in the event the plane flew off.<br />From Airmyn we moved to Jackson Street in Goole. when I was about seven or eight. Now I'm going to read through all your posts with interest!<br />Peter Murphy.Share my Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08817611851604816123noreply@blogger.com