A. Sh’wart MacDonald D.F.C., M.D. C..M. 
     
    
   
   
    
     trips. This made, not only me, but the crew, mad. IfI had 
     
    

    
     finished in January when I was in hospital, I would have 
     
     only made two extra trips. On my last trip to Duisberg, 
     
     Ruhr, (February 21, 1945) I got sick and threw up some 
     
     blood. I was so disgusted at the extra trips that I told the 
     
     Doctor, who insisted that I go to London for an X-ray. 
     
     When I arrived and gave my name, the X-ray Technician 
     
     said, ”We just had a message from your base, that they 
     
     have gone back to the 28 trips, due to such a loss of old 
     
     crews. You don’t want to waste your time getting X-rays, 
     
     and you are also told to pick up your OP Wings.” 
     
    

    
     There were two raids that made history. One still 
     
     rankles civilians who do not know or realize the many 
     
     bombing raids on England and the great loss of damage 
     
     and life and the later damage by the V1 and V2 rockets. 
     
     My only connection was with the V2 before one landed in 
     
     England. Our crew saw a V2 take off from a pad, testing it 
     
     and I took a fix and reported to Bomber Command about 
     
     this thing showing a light which soared from the ground 
     
     into the heavens. 
     
    
   
   
    
     SMITH 
     
    
   
   
    
     As I was nearing the end of my flying tour, I visited 
     
     my old friend Squadron Leader Smith whom I had taught 
     
     with in Jarvis, Ontario, a few years before. He talked me 
     
     into going to teach down in London, England. He called 
     
     up the Head of the Department in London, and he said 
     
     if I would call up Bomber Command, requesting to be 
     
     transferred to the Educational Branch, he would promote 
     
     me to a Flight Lieutenant, an extra rank. When I returned 
     
     to base, I requested this change - all the rest were dying to 
     
     get to Canada, but I found myself on my way to IR & NS1 
     
    
   
   
    
     1. IR — reconnaissance, NS - Navigational School 
     
    
   
   
    
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