Dambusters 70: Les Munro on flying the Lancaster Aircraft

[@stuatwhakatu]

i got to meet this man today, shake his hand and thank him in person for his bravery and the sacrifices that he and thousands of others made in ww2. I also got a signed bomber picture and a photo taken with him that will take pride of place in my home.

[@markharrison2544]

Sad.

[@paulgathercole2601]

@@markharrison2544 why is that sad?

[@MarsFKA]

@@paulgathercole2601 As you will find out, this Harrison person is obsessed with what he sees as "war crimes". He is the archetypal history revisionist but his comments have less content that his KZbin home page. Which is to say, none at all.

[@Bruce-1956]

Les Munro R.I.P. A true hero from a Great generation. Why these brave men were ignored after the war is beyond me.

[@lauriemoore7220]

+Joe B I don't think they were ignored, I think they just wanted to get on with their lives. The war happened, they did their duty as they saw fit, and then went back to normal.

[@Bruce-1956]

+Laurie Moore I mean that all other organisations within the Armed Forces received medals and memorials but not Bomber Command.

[@gnosticbrian3980]

Churchill did the dirty on them and on "Bomber" Harris. Just as he did the dirty on Keith Park and "Stuffy" Dowding.

[@Bruce-1956]

It wasn't Churchill he was out of power then, ot was Atlee.

[@markharrison2544]

They were war criminals.

[@ShevillMathers]

Thank goodness we had young men of this calibre when they were most needed. I salute them all. I visited these dams in the mid 50’s during my first medical posting to RAF Hospital Wegberg, Germany. I walked the length of the dam walls and stood in the middle looking over the course they had to fly. They were truly skilled and very brave men in every sense of the word.🇬🇧🇦🇺

[@SuperEdge67]

Les Munro was a Kiwi. Wrong flag 🇳🇿

[@ShevillMathers]

@@SuperEdge67 The flag at the end of my post represents where I live now, Tasmania Australia. it is not a reference to Les Munro.

[@SuperEdge67]

@@ShevillMathers Ok sorry. I’m from Perth but raised in New Zealand.

[@stephensmith4480]

My humble Thanks to all of these Brave Men who stood and carried out their duty with the utmost dedication so that we can enjoy the freedom that we have today. God Bless Them 🙏

[@evanpenny348]

I was very honored to have know Les, if only briefly. So very much respect. RIP Sir.

Thank you Sir.

[@mikedunn892]

I am so lucky to have found this post! I understand that Les went back to farming after the war and didn't marry. It being 2013, I wonder if he is till alive...what a man he is.

[@BJBFOREST]

+Mike Dunn Munro died on 4 August 2015 in hospital at Tauranga, New Zealand, at the age of 96, after being ill with heart problems.

[@welshpete12]

@@BJBFOREST I'm sorry to hear that , a very brave man !

[@conhawks]

mr munro, brilliant, thank you

[@alanlane3670]

How very, very brave of them all....................................

[@barbfrmsf]

may he rest in peace

[@malcolmrouchy1551]

A true hero

[@realMaverickBuckley]

Legends. Heroes.

[@HerbertDuckshort]

God bless you sir.

[@tombrydson781]

Lest we forget never

[@davidcrawford1616]

Oh how lucky we were to have him

[@martinlowe5934]

Yes he is still alive

[@koitorob]

Not any more...

[@jeffjones6107]

All very brave boys

[@seki249]

respect for Mr old veteran .I Like him .🤓🙏🏻🥀🌹❤️

[@garysymons3930]

If not for men like Les Munro , we would not be free to day , thank you Les RIP

[@berylslocombe7122]

They gave their lives to save the world and thepeople

[@wilburfinnigan2142]

Most people do NOT know those Merlins he was listening to were the PACKARD, made in AMERICA version, ALL Mk BIII's used that engine and it was the Mk BIII that was chosen to be modified for that special mission. Speaks volumes of the QUALITY of the PACKARD built merlins , used in one half of all Lancasters built !!!!

[@datacentricservicesltd593]

YES - much credit to Packard for licence-building the Merlin -- we wouldn't have all the rebuilt Spits and P51s today, if was not for American-built Merlins. Brits and Yanks work well together.

[@tim7052]

Still, license-built RR Merlin engines by Packard.

[@davidsimpson6066]

The prayer course