Page 12 - Dennis R. Girling
P. 12
150 Squadron RAF Hemswell
Between the beginning of December 1944 and the end of March 1945, Dennis
flew 16 operations, all with Flying Officer Callington and his crew, and most of
these in IQ-K for King, Lancaster NG291.
This aircraft featured briefly in the film ‘Night Bombers’ in a scene showing the
crew boarding the aircraft before going on a raid. It was a scene that had to
be re-shot, and continuity in filming was a bit lax then, as the scene showing
the crew disembarking is clearly from a different Lancaster!
K-King was hit twice by flak, once damaging the port elevator, and once
having an 88mm anti-aircraft shell pass clean through the port wing without
exploding (obviously!), and puncturing the port fuel tank. A very lucky escape.
On the next page is a photo taken either late 1944 or early 1945 of K - King.
This photo can also be seen at the museum at the Lincolnshire Aviation
Heritage, East Kirkby. Dennis is in the pilot’s seat!