Do you know my dad from his RAF days?

I know this is a long shot. I am 73 and am trying to get information about my father George Henry Richardson, and his RAF days.

He was a pilot in Coastal, Transport and Bomber command joining the RAF as an apprentice towards the end of WW2 , ending up flying Lancasters and Shackletons and many other planes.

If anyone was to remember him, it would probably be from Christmas Island, Grapple Y and the H bomb tests in 1958 .

He flew out from Ballykelly , and part of his job was to fly the Shackleton taking photos of the bomb igniting.

Can you help me fill in a bit of his history?

I am writing to this paper because my father was stationed all over the place.

Ray Richardson Isle of Man rdrichardson@hotmail.co.uk