Far East RAF Liberators: Attacking the Japanese: Roy Andrews and 215 Squadron

Between 11 October 1944 and 8 April 1945, wireless operator/air gunner Roy Andrews flew thirty—five missions with the RAF’s 215 Squadron, based in Bengal, India. His ops comprised one long exercise, one Air—Sea Rescue flight, and either bombing and strafing, or just bombing, attacks against targets in Burma and Thailand, including three sojourns along the notorious Thailand—Burma ‘Death’ Railway. Roy began as his crew's second W/Op/AG, mostly manning a .50—calibre beam gun. By January 1945 ...