Interview with Harry Rawlings

Title

Interview with Harry Rawlings

Description

HS Rawlings grew up in London and having volunteered for the RAF, he was accepted for pilot training. He was posted to RAF Tuddenham and, along with regular operations, he also flew supplies and agents to France. He was burned when fire erupted in the cockpit and he was blown out of the aircraft. He lost an eye and injured his arm. He was taken prisoner and was sent to Stalag Luft 7. He was on the Long March and was liberated by the Americans from Luckenwalde. On his return to the UK, Archibald McIndoe operated on his eye.

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Date

2017-07-23

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01:26:14 Audio Recording

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ARawlingsHS170723

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Citation

Tom Ozel, “Interview with Harry Rawlings,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed April 24, 2025, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/34796.

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