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Your name W.R. Chalcraft

In times of great crisis, people generally show either
great ingenuity or self-reliance; others do incredibly stupid
things. Do you remember any examples of either from D-Day?
No.

Where were you at midnight on June 5, 1944? In Lancaster R[?B?] 707
on our way to [?Longue?] France, with 11-1000 lb bombs and 4-500lb
bombs to bomb [inserted]German[end inserted] gun installations

Where were you at midnight on June 6, 1944?
On Leave In an English train on my way to my wife's bedside to
see my new daughter.

Do you know of anybody else who landed within the 24 hours of D-Day, June 6, as infantry, glider or airborne troops, or who took part in the air and sea operations, whom we should write to?
No
Our Squadron Commander [crossed out] recieved a signal [end of crossed out] wiring
Commander W.P. [?Cleasance?] received a singal the following
day from Field Marshall Montgomery to say that the German
Gun Installation we had bombed was completely wiped out.
PLEASE LET US HAVE THIS QUESTIONNAIRE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE,
SO THAT WE CAN INCLUDE YOUR EXPERIENCES IN THE BOOK. WE
HOPE THAT YOU WILL CONTINUE YOUR STORY ON SEPARATE SHEETS
IF WE HAVE NOT LEFT SUFFICIENT ROOM. FULL AC KNOWLEDGEMENT
WILL BE GIVEN IN A CHAPTER CALLED "WHERE THEY ARE NOW;"
YOUR NAME AND VOCATION OR OCCUPATION WILL BE LISTED.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP.

W.M. Lee Squadron Leader
Director of Public Relations (Air)
Air Force Headquarters,
Ottawa, Ontario.