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Surrender of the German Army to Field Marshall Montgomery

The passage describes the transfer of the German Surrender Team from Montgomery's HQ at Lunerberg...

My Grandpa's Life During World War 2

One of the first things my Grandpa was to get involved with in Calcutta was one of India's main...

Enduring Luck in 57 Squadron

We had strayed over the Channel Islands, which were under German control; fortunately our distress signal...

John Hannah VC RAF

A name that was synonymous with the word courageous was that of Sergeant John Hannah, RAF, from Glasgow,...

Luck of the Irish

As the Army moved forward, so did the RAF and stayed as a squadron maintenance crew until we reached...

Belvederians who died in The Second World War 1939-1945

David Devoto and his brother John came to Belvedere College, Dublin in September 1924. On Saturday 31 March...

"They Gave Me a Seafire"

Commander Buster Hallett was appointed to command 3 Naval Air Fighter Wing a month before D-Day. The Wing...

Matchsticks for Spitfires Childhood Memories of RAF Hawkinge

I inherited memorabilia and bits and pieces from those years, including a postcard view of a flying boat...

That Evening Full Moon - February 1941

These aeroplanes had tracks from Loughor River, over Loughor, Kingsbridge and Waunarlwydd with Cocket to...

Barrage Balloons Loose Over Croydon Airport

I learned that evening that a barrage balloon had broken loose from its moorings at Croydon Airport and...

Joining the RAF

I lived in North Devon and my Mother had arranged for me to be met at Waterloo Station by my Aunty who...

Takoradi (Ghana): Memories of the RAF

We crept down the West African coast calling at Gambia and Freetown and, finally, were put ashore at...

From Russia with Gloves

Having established that the repair was successful, I was walking away from the aircraft when I noticed, on...

Gingerbread Men: Dropping Dummy Parachutists on D-Day

At the time of D-Day Geoff was a Flight Commander in Special Duties 138 Squadron which was equipped with...

The Cavalry Horse: Dunkirk 1940

My dad was a scholarship lad, and I've got the books he won to prove it, all with elaborate dedications...

Warwick Man in RAF, 1943 - 1945

Crew and squadron We flew a Lancaster bomber - two gunners, flight engineer, navigator, wireless operator,...

A Lancaster Pilot - My Father's DFC

He trained in Oklahoma at the Spartan School of Aeronautics, and after time in Canada, returned to England...

Flight Lieutenant Leonard Thomas Mersh

My Grandfather was Flight Lieutenant Leonard Thomas Mersh and this is just a glimpse in his life during...

The Screaming Parrot

The other pilots went on looking after the parrot and when the war was over they sadly arranged for him to...

Halifax Bomber Crash

Written shortly after the tragedy and before the facts were known, one or two inaccuracies and perhaps...

First Solo

Standing in the shade of ‘B’ Flight hanger we were looking anxiously through the heat haze at...

A Most Brave Hurricane Pilot

We lived in Selsdon, near Croydon, in a triangle between Croydon, Biggin Hill and Kenley aerodromes... His...

Last Mission: Of an RAF Stirling Bomber

Six German aircraft were spotted by my father behind the Stirling, but were then shot up by a solo German...

The Sound of a Lancaster Engine

I remember 'Bunny' who had worked as a hairdresser at Elstree Studios who would wash our hair over...

Stories from the RAF Ground Crew

Throughout the war he served as a Sergeant in the ground crews that kept the aircraft flying during the...

Flowers From the Grave: A Story of Dedicated Friendship in War

I joined the RAF in 1942 and my close friend Bob Evans volunteered at the same time but chose to join the...