To war in a Wimpy - the life and times of Flight Sergeant Ron Williams RAF

To war in a Wimpy - the life and times of Flight Sergeant Ron Williams RAF

Biography of Ron Williams. Contains photographs and scans of documents.
Chapter 1 - early life, enlistment and training.
Chapter 2 - operational training. Describes activities during training OTU including naming his crew and flying out to Tunisia,
Chapter 3 relates his experiences of operations on 150 squadron including flight out to Tunisia and a history of 150 Squadron. Describes in detail eighteen operations against targets in Italy and France giving details of targets and losses. Includes photographs and documents. Moved to Cerignola 3 (Torretta) in Italy. Describes living conditions and activities there. Continues description of operations against targets in Italy, Bulgaria and Yugoslavia.
Chapter 4 - another sort of flying. Admitted to hospital after his eighteenth operation. Tells of his move to 216 Squadron at Heliopolis, Egypt and subsequent flying in various aircraft with 2 Ferry Unit at Gebel Hamzi, Egypt then 10 Staging Post at Cairo West. Mentions other flying after December 1944. Then describes briefly post war career and family life.
Appendix A - Flying Summary from log book. Includes fates of aircraft he flew.
Appendix B - miscellaneous documents.
Appendix C - glossary of Royal Air Force terms and slang.

2003

Sixty four page printed document with text, photographs and documents

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