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The Free Runner: Escape from France, 1940

This confirmed that Dick had in fact travelled through France and made his way to Switzerland safely. The...

RAF Warrant Officer Joseph Fusniak鈥檚 Lamsdorf Death March, 1945

A German NCO was sent ahead on a bicycle to make arrangements with the village Burgmeister for our intended...

An Airman's Son - Part 1

A personal memoir of my experiences, discoveries and beliefs regarding the life, RAF career and death of my...

Harry Green: Military Medal Winner (Part 2)

But we still had work to do rounding up prisoners taking over German HQ's and airfields this kept us...

1,678 Days and Nights as a POW

The carrier vanishes After some training on Swordfish, grandfather was told that he and his fellow pilots...

An Airman's Son - Part 3

In my conversations with him I told him briefly of what I had learnt and he agreed with the opinion that my...

Diary Kept by Warrant Officer A.B.Frisby, RAF. as a Prisoner of War

First at Stalag VIII.B. at Lamsdorf Lower Silesia for about four months, then the new Luftwaffe controlled...

Extracts from 'Nearly a Somebody' part 1

Gradually we became an integrated crew, I map read to the target, to aim small bombs on some Somerset mud...

Frank Walker-Smith: Battle of Britain Hero

Frank and the squadron were on patrol the night of the Great Fire Raid on London on 29th December when for...

What Happened to Squadron Leader Robin Hood?

Although the eye-witnesses have identified this aircraft as a Spitfire, the lack of battle damage confirms...

The Last Flight of AZ (B649)

The Flt Engineer, Sgt Bob Drongeson, the Bombaimer, Sgt Bernard Taylor, Navigator, Warrant Officer Nik Zuk,...

Stalagluft III (Part 2)

Goodbye and God speed In an extract from Helen's diary for the night of 19 February, she wrote:...

My Father's Life in the RAF in 1941-6 and 1950-5

At that time the squadron was equipped with Hawker Hurricane MK IID's which was developed for low level...

Thursday 13th August 1942: 120 Squadron RAF Coastal Command

As the aircraft hit the sea, George was thrown forward between the pilots seats, there was a heavy inrush...

Target Koln 2 Feb 1943

As we approached some of the early birds were already there, the flak and searchlights had increased and...

Operations with 158 Squadron: Cologne, Essen, Duisberg - then Capture

Sgt. John Patterson; WOP Sgt. Frank Linklater; Bomb Aimer Sgt. D. Hall; one Rhodesian - Rear Gunner Sgt....

Target... Battleship Tirpitz

From his position in the nose of the aircraft, he called on the intercom; skipper this is the navigator, I...

Operation Swamp

While on patrol, with Percy on the radio and myself on the radar we had received a signal of a sighting and...

The Kill

Whilst taking my aircraft through the evasive manoeuvres, anxiously awaited news from his crew:...

Under Attack

How did the gunners see anything in these conditions, to the starboard side of the aircraft was a black...

The Sinking of the SS 'Vornix'

After completing his training as a fitter Harold was eventually posted to India, travelling on the SS...

Shot Down During Liberator Bombing Mission

Two officers and a partisan typist sat at a desk and one of the officers said in English 鈥楾his is a...

Building a Radio in a P.O.W. Camp - Part Two.

Long before we arrived at the camp, the prisoners, likewise the Italian sentries were staggering along like...

RAF Barber in Belgium After the Liberation

In a way this was to be my downfall: money to spend, free time, nightlife in Brussels. Christmas coming...

Lucky to Have Legs: Saved by a Brave Pilot, RAF Attlebridge, Norfolk

I heard Ted on the intercom, shouting 'Farmers had it' and, as we flashed over a wood, I saw the...

Christmas Eve 1941 - Special RAF Operation

However, the heavy defences at Brest, supplemented by the anti-aircraft guns of the two warships, made...