100yo RAAF airman recalls hunt for WWII U-boats in Vickers Wellington

Long hours of boredom broken up by moments of terror.

Such was life aboard a Wellington bomber hunting for the elusive U-boats in the Atlantic Ocean in 1945 during World War II.

John Herbert “Bert” O’Leary celebrated his 100th birthday in Melbourne in January.

But 80 years ago, he was a young…