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This story was submitted to the People鈥檚 War website by a volunteer from Lincolnshire CSV Action Desk on behalf of Glen A.C. Duhig and has been added to the site with his permission. Mr Duhig fully understands the site鈥檚 terms and conditions.

I volunteered in 1940 and was posted to RAF Biggin Hill. I was given the job of orderly in the Officers鈥� Mess and was in charge of the tannoy and telephone which were located under the staircase in the hall. The Station Commander was Group Capt. Grice and on the station were 32 & 610 squadrons. On the Friday we were bombed I was going from the mess to the airmen鈥檚 mess for my meal. I was walking alongside the medical officer, and he said 鈥淟ook at those Blenheims.鈥� They turned out to be Heinkel鈥檚. We ran like mad to the sick quarters where a blast wall had been erected and as we went in a large bomb exploded in the road alongside and propelled us well into the building. After the attack, sometime after, a German pilot was captured and brought to the mess. He was fed a good spread but was extremely arrogant. He spat when introduced to the pilot responsible for shooting him down. He was detained in the Guardroom and F.O. Johnny Stone, the PMC Officer, requested that breakfast be given next morning. I was detailed next morning and I went to the Guardroom with a pot of coffee and all the trimmings. I met a medical orderly who gave me a small bottle of cascara which was very good if you were constipated. I put it into his coffee which I gather he drank, since his journey to Air Ministry was very spasmodic.

I later remustered to Air Gunner and flew with 77 Squadron at Full Sutton

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