Here are some of the 168 pictures that were taken at this reunion.  The Reunion was 218 Squadron Association's 10th, the 60th Anniversary of the Lancaster Heavy Bomber and the 62nd Anniversary of RAF Station Chedburgh.  The Reunion was spread over the 16th, 17th and 18th of August, 2002.

I travelled by plane and train by way of Gatwick, Kings Cross and Cambridge to Bury St. Edmunds where I stayed at a B&B with three of 214 Squadron who were, also, attending the reunion.  The progression was a Buffet and get together at the British Legion Club on Friday night, Open House and a barbeque at Margery Griffith's home, (Margery is our Secretary), on Saturday and a dance at the Erskine Center in Chedburgh in the evening.  The highlight of the whole Reunion, and the reason for being there, was the Memorial Service on Sunday.  This was conducted by the local minister, the Last Post was played by an Air Cadet, there was a minute of silence while we remembered all who had perished, wreaths were laid and then we all retired to the Marquis for libations.   At 2 pm the Royal Airforce Lancaster flew over us a couple times to much cheering and waving and, I can tell you, there was not a dry eye in the crowd.  A few of us retired back to Margery's home for tea and then to Bury St. Edmunds for the night.
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday saw me travelling out to Margery's place once more and, as well, to the old airfield at Chedburgh.  Quite a number of the original buildings are still being used, some of them as workshops and others as homes.  There are still two of the Nisson huts surviving, these being our Officer's Quarters while on the Squadron.  The Control Tower is still standing and is being used as an office by the company that is operating on the site.  Two of the Runways and the Perimeter Track are still in existence and on Wednesday, I walked completely around the track, about 4 miles, remembering what it was like in 1944/45 with a Lancaster parked at each dispersal site.(36 of them)
I said goodbye to Bury St. Edmunds on Thursday morning and retraced my steps to Cambridge, King's Cross, Gatwick and back to Vancouver.

In the above photos we show a number of them in which the "Magnificent Seven" are depicted.  Up to fairly recently their's was the last remaining complete crew in WW2 Bomber Command.  There were five of the crew present at the Reunion, one of the crew was unable to attend through illness and one passed away in January of this year.  The attached is a press release photograph of the complete crew as it was during WW2 and as they were at the beginning of the year 2002.