"Our job, which was like looking for a needle in a haystack, was to fly around the Atlantic in a certain pattern and try to come across a U-boat that was on the surface."
"I don't really know why I chose the air force at the time, I think it seemed a bit more glamorous, but (being part of a bomber crew) was not glamorous at all."
"It (the Vickers Wellington) was very, very reliable. I don't know if it was true or not, we were told it would even float if you went down on water."
"It was quite spectacular, at the end of the war there was a U-boat that wanted to surrender,"Bert said.
"We looked out the window and saw the port wing and the port engine was on fire [and] we were absolutely helpless. We were in the hands of the pilot, of course,"Bert said.
"I was diagnosed with PTSD after the war, but I'm still here."