1.0The Cardiffianhttps://cardiffjournalism.co.uk/thecardiffianIoan Phillipshttps://cardiffjournalism.co.uk/thecardiffian/author/phillips-i/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="s2yixrCAdX"><a href="https://cardiffjournalism.co.uk/thecardiffian/2018/03/13/barry-dambuster-gordon-yeo/">Who was Barry Dambuster Gordon Yeo?</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cardiffjournalism.co.uk/thecardiffian/2018/03/13/barry-dambuster-gordon-yeo/embed/#?secret=s2yixrCAdX" width="600" height="338" title="“Who was Barry Dambuster Gordon Yeo?” — The Cardiffian" data-secret="s2yixrCAdX" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://cardiffjournalism.co.uk/thecardiffian/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://cardiffjournalism.co.uk/thecardiffian/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2018/03/Dambusters.png620465THE portrait of a Dambuster from Barry will be among those displayed in a London exhibition this May to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the famous raid. But who was Gordon Yeo? With the help of local historian Dr Jonathan Hicks, The Cardiffian found out. Born in 1922 to Arthur and Ada Yeo, Gordon Yeo grew up at 52 Castleland Street, Barry Dock, attending Holton Primary School. He joined the RAF in 1941, passing out as a gunner. His crack […]