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- duxford04
- People in story:Ìý
- Mike Love
- Location of story:Ìý
- London
- Background to story:Ìý
- Royal Air Force
- Article ID:Ìý
- A3054421
- Contributed on:Ìý
- 27 September 2004
I lived in London throughout the war. When I left school, I got a job making aircraft parts. I also joined the ATC. I suppose you just lived from day to day then.
When I was 17¼ I volunteered for the RAF. As was the system at the time, they deferred my service until I was 18. However, before I got that far, they decided in 1944 that I was surplus to requirements and I was made redundant! They actually gave me a choice. I could either join the army, or could go to work down the coal mine.
I opted for the army, and eventually found myself in India with the Royal Horse Artillery. We had large guns fitted to a tank chassis, and we had to take them up to the North West Frontier to see how well they worked. I can remember it was hard going, and that they did about ½ mile a gallon!
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