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460 Squadron RAAF was the most decorated squadron in Bomber Command. It flew the most sorties and suffered the most casualties through the Battle for Britain in the air. To maintain its strength, new crews were being added right up to the end of hostilities in 1945. Most of the members of this aircrew were brought into the squadron in the early months of 1945. They were sent on diversionary flights, one going over Helgoland near the mouth of the Elbe River and close to Bremerhaven and Bremen, Germany. They were based at Binbrook Airfield, Lincolnshire. L-R: Jim Hallows (MUG) from Manchester UK; Keith Hicks, the Rear Gunner from Cornwall UK; Pilot Jack Thomson from South Australia; F H "Tom" Collins, their Wireless Operator, from Western Australia; Robert Stehbens, Bomb Aimer, from Imbil Queensland; Harry Webb, Navigator, from Burton UK. Peace was declared in Europe, before this crew were required to drop any bombs in combat, for which they are forever grateful.
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