99 Squadron, Royal Air Force

1939 to 1945

Liberators in India

99’s Liberator Base in India:

Dhubalia, 27/08/44 to June 1945

Commanding Officers:

Wing Commander L B Ercolani DSO DFC, 03/09/44

Wing Commander A Webster DSO DFC, 23/04/45

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W/O John McCredie flew Liberators from Dhubalia in India.  He’s written an extensive memoir in the form of letters to his daughter, which are compulsive reading.   A short extract is here.

Over a long period of email correspondence, Bill Bowler, rear gunner in W/O J McCredie’s crew, provided a discourse on rear gun turrets which is well worth a read.  This discourse also made it into the McCredie book.   Sadly Bill died before he could see it in print.  I miss his witty, irreverent, amusing and ever sharp correspondence.  Bill was one of life’s good blokes.