bomber command continued though !! it says a great deal for crew morale that after such losses bomber command pressed on to achieve successes in the run up to D DAY and beyond
Pilot Officer Cyril Barton crash landed near Ryhope Colliery and is still remembered. http://www.newmp.org.uk/detail.php?contentId=8486 http://www.newmp.org.uk/detail.php?contentId=8488 http://www.newmp.org.uk/detail.php?contentId=8489 http://www.newmp.org.uk/detail.php?contentId=8490