World War 2 Avro Lancaster radio operator - John Monaghan
John Monaghan joined 166 Sqn at RAF Kirmington in Feb 1945 asa wireless operator on the Lancaster.
He flew on 18 operations from March to May including Heligoland, Berchtesgaden, and Berlin. He also participated in several Operation Manna missions, humanitarian food drops to relieve a famine in the German-occupied Netherlands, as well as several Operation Exodus missions to repatriate Allied prisoners of war (POW)s from Europe to Britain.
The voices you hear are of author and blogger Frank Pleszak, John’s son Andy, and myself Ian Sanders.
We start the chat with John looking through his log book andphotos.
The Avro Heritage Museum Podcast
Interviews with those who flew the iconic Avro aircraft and those who worked on them.
The Avro Heritage Museum preserves for future generations the legacy of British aviation pioneer Sir Alliott Verdon-Roe and the aircraft manufacturing company he founded, A.V. Roe and Co (Avro).
Sited on the former Woodford Aerodrome, the Museum's mission is to keep alive North West England's proud aviation history.
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