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Winged Chariots: Dangerous Skies

This was dramatically and tragically demonstrated when 615 Spitfire Squadron, which had distinguished...

Stern Wash

So saying,the CO turned and made his way to his aircraft in its bay,followed by quite a crowd.The boat crew...

Your relationship?

Wevelgem itself had had a pedigree flying history, having been used by German flying ace Baron Von...

Night Flight to turin

Twelfth of November 1942 The seventh operation for one crew; Crews in the briefing room were all agog The...

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Royal Air Force Memories from Blackpool to India

We went across by train through the 'Daneshkoli Ferry'; that was the peninsular, and the gap...

Lenny’s Story

After a lengthy further training period we were sent to a regular RAF station at Lindholme in Lincolnshire...

IT's Foolish but It's Fun

Flights operated separately from each other and squadron HQ and I was amazed to find that of about thiry...

A little humour in adversity

Ted Porter was killed, the rest of his Crew were transferred to 83 Squadron who were also stationed in the...

Memories of 341 Squadron

On one occasion a chap fell off his bike and broke his wrist and he was posted, so they sent a replacement...

Receiving the Observers Wings at the end of the war

After about a years training I went on shift work in a laboratory to look after the analysis of 3 steel...

Forced Landing

A few days before we were due to take part in an airborne assault into Germany our Commanders ordered a...

THAT BOOK IN THE LIBRARY

Australians Flight Lieutenant Bill Neubeck and Tom, the author of the book, ‘Voice from the Stars a...

Search for Survivors of S.S Tarifa in the Indian Ocean - 13/3/1944

Fourty Five minutes or so after our sighting, the wireless operator reported that the other search aircraft...

Swimming with crocodiles

Our itinerary was Heliopolis — Port Sudan — Aben — Mogadishu — Eastleigh —...

Cosford No2 School of Technical Training

Cosford, with its own railway halt, is near the village of Albrighton and about seven miles from...

Still Here To Tell The Tale.

My 1st posting was to Kinloss in Scotland,but I was sent to Blackpool for 6 months on a mechanics...

Cosford, No 2 School of Technical Training - 1939-1940

Cosford, with its own railway halt, is near the village of Albrighton and about seven miles from...

Preparing for an Op

The Crew: PILOT: FLYING OFFICER H.E. CLARK FUGHT ENGINEER: SGT RALPH COOKE. BOMB AlMER: SGT JOHN HALE...

The Rosetree & The Eagle (part 4 of 5)

Who will deny that any aircraft that crash landed on the flight deck whilst the ship was at 'action...

FROM PENRITH TO PALESTINE

I collected two travel warrants, one to get me home to Cumberland and one to return to the RAF dispersal...

From Feathers to Flight!

When war was declared I was at Usk Farm Institute in Monmouthshire having trained there in poultry...

War time boat building

The RAF hept high speed launches all round the British Isles manned by RAF personnel and in direct contact...

Reg Day’s War Story

The Wing was used to make Europe safer ready for invasion i.e. bombing docks, trains and airfields and VI...

The Longest Lancaster Operation - 10 Hours 25 Minutes

I was on the bombing raid to Munich on 24 April 1944, with my Australian and New Zealander crew, as a...

The Bismarck and the Catalina at Castle Archdale, Enniskillenicon for Story with photo

During this encounter Hood was sunk and due to adverse weather conditions contact with the German ships was...

Waiting and Waiting for Action

At the outbreak of war I was in London, a civil servant with the Air Ministry accommodation. Evertyone knew...

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