John Digman trained as a navigator in Canada before joining No. 44 Squadron equipped with Lancasters.  He completed a full tour of operations attacking targets in Germany, Norway and Poland.  He was awarded the DFC.  After the war he became a specialist navigator before becoming the wing commander operations on a Vulcan base masterminding the operations during a move of the three squadrons from Coningsby to Cottesmore.  He was appointed OBE.    He died aged 94.

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