On behalf of my brother Lance Fox and myself, I begin this post with a big thanks to everyone so far who has purchased a copy of our book, Following the Echoes: The Quest to Uncover a True Wartime Story of Love, Loss, and Legacy. We have received a number of messages from readers who were touched by the story, and who appreciated our research and attention to detail. Your messages of praise and gratitude mean a lot to us. Thank you!
I would also like to thank The RAF Pathfinders Archive for publishing an article about Flying Officer Wendell Pierce Drew and our book as a follow-up to their earlier articles about Sgt. Derek Carrott and Wing Commander Charles Gray. All three men were part of the Townsend crew aboard Lancaster JB707, which went down over the North Sea on the night of July 28/29, 1944. Our book is the first to give an in-depth analysis of the final movements and moments of this crew, the only crew from Group 8 to not return on a night of heavy casualties for Group 6 of RAF Bomber Command.
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