On 13th December 2023 Wing Commander Martine Verhulst, Air Force Attaché at the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in London awarded John Monaghan the  "Thank you Liberators" medal. John joined 166 Sqn at RAF Kirmington in Feb 1945 as a wireless operator on the Lancaster. He flew on 18 operations from March to May and participated in several Operation Manna missions, and humanitarian food drops to relieve a famine in the German-occupied Netherlands. This is a recording of that moving ceremony honouring John’s service held at the Avro Heritage Museum attended by his family, many fri ..read more

John Monaghan joined 166 Sqn at RAF Kirmington in Feb 1945 as a 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 ..read more

Welcome to the Avro Heritage Museum podcast featuring interviews with those that flew the iconic Avro aircraft and the people who worked on them. The museum preserves the legacy of Alliott Verdon-Roe and his company A.V. Roe & Co (Avro). Located on the former Woodford Aerodrome near Stockport in Cheshire, the site saw the production of famous aircraft including the Lancaster, Vulcan, Nimrod and BAe 146. Visit our web site here https://www.avroheritagemuseum.co.uk/ Make sure you follow us in your podcast app to make sure you do not miss out on future episodes ..read more

Welcome to the Avro Heritage Museum podcast. The museum is located at Woodford near Manchester in the UK and you can find more details at https://www.avroheritagemuseum.co.uk/ The English Electric Canberra was designed as a direct replacement for the wartime de Havilland Mosquito and entered service with the RAF in 1951.  In total, Avro built 75 Canberras at Woodford during the 1950s We speak with Squadron Leader John Robinson AFC (retd) was an RAF pilot who was tasked to fly Canberras into the mushroom clouds of nuclear bomb tests to capture samples at Operation Buffalo at Maralinga in 1 ..read more

Welcome to the Avro Heritage Museum podcast. The museum is located at Woodford near Manchester in the UK and you can find more details at https://www.avroheritagemuseum.co.uk/ The English Electric Canberra was designed as a direct replacement for the wartime de Havilland Mosquito and entered service with the RAF in 1951.  In total, Avro built 75 Canberras at Woodford during the 1950s We speak with Squadron Leader John Robinson AFC (retd) was an RAF pilot who was tasked to fly Canberras into the mushroom clouds of nuclear bomb tests to capture samples at Operation Buffalo at Maralinga in 1 ..read more

Welcome to the Avro Heritage Museum podcast. The museum is located near Manchester in the UK and you can find more details at https://www.avroheritagemuseum.co.uk/ We continue our chat with Trevor Jackson, a former Vulcan pilot who recalls his career after flying the Vulcan. Trevor went on to train the members of the Manchester University Air Squadron on the De Havilland Chipmunk and the Scottish Aviation Bulldog. From there Trevor is transferred to the Royal Navy’s Fleet Air Arm flying the Fairey Gannet, the largest aircraft operated by the Royal Navy off an aircraft carrier. We hear details ..read more

Welcome to the Avro Heritage Museum podcast. The museum is located near Manchester in the UK and you can find more details at avroheritagemuseum.co.uk This episode is with Trevor Jackson, a former Vulcan  pilot who recalls his path into the RAF from school cadet in the 1950s to flying the nuclear armed Avro Vulcan. Trevor shares the story of his RAF career via the BAC Jet Provost, Folland Gnat and onto the Avro Vulcan. We talk in detail about his Vulcan career including being part of the nuclear quick reaction alert and how he and his crew handled their huge responsibility. Make sure you ..read more

Richard Jones is a former VC10 pilot who recalls his path into the RAF in the 1960s, via a pleasure flight company at Manchester’s Ringway Airport. Richard shares the story of his RAF career via the de Havilland Chipmunk, BAC Jet Provost, and onto transport aircraft such as the Vickers Valetta, Blackburn Beverley, de Havilland Comet and onto the Vickers VC10, his favourite aircraft. Make sure you follow us in your podcast app to make sure you do not miss out on future episodes. I’m delighted to welcome Richard Jones… The Avro Heritage Museum is located near Manchester in the UK and you can fin ..read more

Welcome to the Avro Heritage Museum podcast featuring interviews with those that flew the iconic Avro aircraft and the people who worked on them. The museum preserves the legacy of Alliott Verdon-Roe and his company A.V. Roe & Co (Avro). Located on the former Woodford Aerodrome near Stockport in Cheshire, the site saw the production of famous aircraft including the Lancaster, Vulcan, Nimrod and BAe 146. Make sure you follow us in your podcast app to make sure you do not miss out on future episodes ..read more