“One of the last unsung heroines of the famous Dambusters raid in World War two has died.
“Maureen Stevens was a radio telephone operator who helped guide the Lancaster bombers back to their base at RAF Scampton, Lincolnshire, after they had dropped their bouncing bombs.
“Her calming voice helped reassure the surviving crews as they flew home from the iconic raid on Germany's Möhne, Eder and Sorpe dams in the early hours of May 17, 1943.”
Mrs. Stevens was 97. Her husband, Steve Stevens, is 96. He was a Lancaster pilot in 57 Squadron.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5191163/Dambusters-radio-operator-dies-aged-97.html#ixzz51dGCjujs
Link at http://knuckledraggin.com/2017/12/another-hero-passes-quietly/
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