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No.2 Radio School, Yatesbury

This had the advantage of giving each mobile unit a sense of solidarity but it certainly flouted principle...

Memories of a Lancaster Bomber Pilot by Leslie Landells

Leslie was a pilot flying Lancaster Bombers in 12 and 626 Squadrons, based at Wickenby Airfield,...

George Sutcliffe- No.306 Polish Squadron

The squadron were flying balloons from trawlers and drifters as part of the Scapa Flow defences... 1942 saw...

My V.E.Night

At Air Transport Command Harrow, for a station; he suggested St. Mawgan Cornwall a joint USAF and RAF...

Chronicles of a Charmed Life

During the advance of the Germany army into the low countries, signalling the end of the 'phoney...

A Wartime Salvage Story

I thought it better, at that moment, not to mention that a year, or so, earlier a Wellington bomber HAD...

D Day Operation - Gerry McMahon

Gerry McMahon, was serving as a flying officer rear-gunner when his four engine Short Stirling bomber was...

Never Fired a Shot in Anger: Service with the RAF

We had to travel three miles to the cookhouse - we all had a bike and the down bar was painted yellow...

The Unexpected

The Very Pistol was stored in a holster on the starboard side of the aircraft near the F/E's positon in...

Panic Over Snowden part 2

"Probably his intercom plug is out Stu" came the voice of Wal, the bomb aimer. " I could hear...

Belvederians who died in The Second World War 1939-1945 (7)

Michael Robert MacClancy Squadron Leader, 226 Squadron, Royal Air Force Died 12 April 1942. Robert...

You're the Tops

Come and join us little fella,” George said and when he went to the truck for his camp bed, the dog...

A FAMILY AT WAR-ALBERT FINDLOW

His lads were William, Arthur, John, Harold, Albert, Wilfred, James, Fred and Frank. Between the years 1940...

Joining Up was Like an Adventure

I had two years in England and was last stationed in Norwich, with a fighter squadron where I mostly had...

"What Did I Do To Deserve This?"

As a child I used to enjoy spending part of my school holiday with Granddad Syd and Gran Ivywhere they...

2777 Squadron RAF Regiment

The Squadron entered France in August via Arromanches and immediately split up into the component Flights...

AMES132 Lands in France

All our vehicles had been newly painted with identification marks of RAF roundels and a black ace of spades...

Bernard (Taffy) Morgan Code and Cypher RAF

Bernard Morgan Code and Cypher RAF. 83 G.C.C. moved off the beach to our first Operational Site in France,...

Your Cousin John was so Handsome

The first photo shows John with his older brother Billy set together... I have a second photo of John with...

What a Memory

At Hutton Park I had the job of putting radar in Whitley Bombers My wife came down for a holiday....

J A Martin DFC - Surviving an Attempted Own Goal at Dover

We thought we were crossing the English coast when the Dover Gunners started shooting at us with...

Attack on a U-Boat: By a Liberator of 86 Squadron, Coastal Command

The crew and ground staff looked closer at the aircraft and it appeared that the shell from the U-boats...

One of the Few

Ken was posted to 56 Squadron flying Hurricane fighters from North Weald in Essex in July 1940 and by...

A Close Shave at Mablethorpe

After service with 223 Sqn in N. Africa, he was sent to RAF Mamby to be commissioned and undertake further...

Raid on Guidonia Aerodrome

We immeadiately suspected flak so Jack put the kite through some evasive action....

Belvederians who died in The Second World War 1939-1945 (5)

A year later, when more substantial information was available, another obituary gives the true facts: that...