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From the RAF to the Navy - Adventures of a Morse Code Operator

For this remustering, I had to go to a distant RAF station for a trade test as I had decided to go...

Frank James (Jim) Masters' Fleet Air Arm Service 1940 - 1943

On returning to England we were sent on leave and a letter of my appointment as a Probationary Temporary...

The Saskatchewan Miracle

Two months after my nineteenth birthday I was cruising in my twin-engined Cessna Crane a few thousand feet...

Tour of Operations -10

"Well I will tell you" he said, "He is under arrest at Shifhal Police Station" This...

RAF Millom Museum and the Whitehaven Plane Crash of 1943

While researching an article about a plane crash at Whitehaven, Cumbria during World War Two, I obtained...

Life with Bomber Command, 1941-1946

On every station there were those who offered support; the W.V.S., the Salvation Army, the Catholic Church...

Life as a wireless operator in the RAF

Our planes flew out into the Atlantic to protect essential supplies from the German U boats. The Germans...

Thejourney home and conclusions

A few days later my papers now complete, and after a farewell party in the Officers Mess I flew off to...

Hello Africa part 2

I remember some of those film stars, Abbot and Costello, Gary Cooper, Barbara Stanwyck, Betty Grable, every...

The Sacrifice of 19 Young British and Canadian Pilots Who Trained Toegther in Saskatchewan in 1942

Sgt. R. P. Reynolds, in a 434 Squadron Halifax, and the 7 other crew members, are amongst the 217 Canadian,...

Operations with 7 Squadron

My next operation after more exercises was Mannheim Ludwigschafen on 1st February with Flt/Lt Steed DFC our...

Humour in War

It had been a very busy day at the center I attended to dictate my story of how my crew and I...

Ken Cragg's RAF Service Part 1

During June 1944, after this initial training we were moved to London to the Northern Polytechnic in...

Pathfinder Operations - Part 1

When the aiming point was marked, Backers Up would put further markers on those already dropped before they...

WIth no 85 'F' Squadron Hurricanes in France

I am referring to the article or letter headed 鈥淧ure Nostalgia鈥� by Duggy Oliver, or rather...

The Dungeon Club

Two Lancasters were needed to fly a load of motor generators out to Furth Aerodrome near Nuremberg in the...

Z.S Report (10)

Further down the coast we turned to fly low across land to the Atlantic sea shores of French Morocco and...

Memories of the 40's

I think it was Christmas 1943 or 1944 my father after church, drove along the front in Rhyl, where there...

Bombing of a V1 launch site

We were right on line for the final stages of the run, My Bomb aimer was instructing to "hold her...

St Dennis and Goss Moor - Military Aircraft Crashes

The aircraft was a Lockhead Hudson 'C' of 206 Squadron, St Eval and had been flying out for patrol...

A Grain Of Rice, Followed By Bacon And Eggs

Ever since, Nova Scotia has retained a special place in Jean's heart. In 1978 her son emigrated to Nova...

Out to India

On reaching Hoogly station in Calcutta we waited in a reception area for a few days before being bussed to...

578 Squadron Burn 鈥� Part 2 (Operations 15 - 36)

16 Squadron Target No 58: St Martin L'Hortier - 4th July 1944 Twenty one aircraft were detailed, but...

"Tomahawk Warrior" - A Tribute

From August 1st the 鈥淭omahawk Warrior鈥� 鈥� still with her original crew flew missions to...

Boy Entrant W/Op

I had been posted to RAF Andover on completion of the Boy Entrant's Wireless Operator course in May...

MORE TALES FROM THE WOODPECKERS - GORDON CONWAY and 136 Fighter Squadron Calcutta 1942

MORE TALES FROM THE WOODPECKERS - GORDON CONWAY and 136 Fighter Squadron Calcutta 1942. At last the...