BeauBrummie
Home for tea and tiffin!
Out of interest, a former Lancaster tail gunner I talked to a couple of years ago told me he did 27 ops and then the end of the war in Europe brought his only tour to an end. When I asked him if he was relieved about that, he emphatically was!
Yes especially when some times flying to the target wasn't enough to count towards your tour. I've read of many crews who had to come back with their bomb load for mechanical or damage reasons and were gutted as they know it wouldn't count.
Beau