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Interview with Ernest Groeger
Ernie Groeger volunteered for the RAF in 1940 while working at a textile firm. He undertook training to be an armourer and was posted to 97 Squadron at RAF Woodhall Spa. Over time he developed ill health and he was discharged from the RAF on health…
Interview with James Douglas Hudson
James Douglas Hudson followed a friend to join the RAF. He trained as a navigator and was posted to 101 Squadron at RAF West Raynham. On his final operational flight with the squadron he ran out of fuel and crashed. He was taken prisoner by the Vichy…
Interview with Les Rutherford
Les Rutherford was called up for the Army just short of his twenty first birthday. He was in France at the time of Dunkirk and made it to the beach of St Valery where they were under constant bombardment. He and another soldier found a door and…
Interview with Wilf Keyte
Wilf Keyte joined the RAF in 1937 and was based with maintenance units. He was posted to Scampton and Henlow where he worked with the Queen Bee missile unit. He was then posted in charge of stores to the Orkneys and then RAF Swinderby. Wilf was then…
Tags: ground personnel; RAF Henlow; RAF Swinderby
Interview with Colin Cole
Colin Cole took part in the attack that sunk the Tirpitz. He describes how the aircraft was adapted for the operation and flew via Lossiemouth. Colin disposed of the Upkeep 'bouncing bombs' as part of his service with the RAF. They were dropped on…
Interview with Reginald John Herring
Reg Herring was living in London at the start of the war with his father and elder brother. His father built a shelter that collapsed after a heavy rainfall. Reg was evacuated to Sizewell and then to near Birmingham. After the war Reg returned to…
Tags: childhood in wartime; evacuation; shelter
Interview with Kathleen (Katy) Reid
Kathleen Reid worked in reserved occupation but wanted to join the RAF as a WAAF. She was initially trained as a telephonist but remustered to flight control. Duty meant staying all night in the tower to guide flights home. Then they would be…
Interview with Allan Holmes
Allan Holmes’ uncle was Flight Sergeant Frank Norman Holmes (1577142 Royal Air Force) who flew operations as an air gunner with 103 and 582 Squadrons. He was killed 4 May 1944 on an operation to Didier.
interview with John Tomlinson
John Tomlinson lived in Elsham Wolds at the time when the airfield was operational.
Tags: RAF Elsham Wolds
Interview with Cliff Thorpe and Roy Smith
Cliff Thorpe and Roy Smith grew up in the village of Elsham while RAF Elsham Wolds was operational.
Tags: childhood in wartime; crash; Halifax; RAF Elsham Wolds
Interview with Peter Scoley
Peter Scoley was born on a farm which became RAF Metheringham during the war. After the war Peter and his wife were fundamental in creating a museum on the site.
Interview with Kenneth Ivan Duddell
Ken Duddell flew operations as a flight engineer with 460, 12 and 103 Squadrons.
Interview with Christopher Francis Allison
Interview in two parts.
Part one.
Chris Allison served as a flight engineer. He answers questions from school children about what it was like to fly in a Lancaster.
Also taking part in this interview was Tony Bradley who was a child in Hull…
Part one.
Chris Allison served as a flight engineer. He answers questions from school children about what it was like to fly in a Lancaster.
Also taking part in this interview was Tony Bradley who was a child in Hull…
Interview with Bernard Bell
Bernard Bell was a child in Scunthorpe during the war.
Interview with George Arthur Bell
George Bell grew up in Lincolnshire. He was called up to the Army and was posted to India and Burma.
Tags: bombing; crash; ground personnel; Lancaster; training
Interview with George William Taplin
George Taplin volunteered for the RAF in 1940 and trained as an armourer. He served with 349, 342 and 226 Squadrons.
Interview with Richard Moore
Richard Moore served as ground crew at RAF Locking, RAF Squires Gate and RAF Wickenby.
Interview with Kenneth Edgar Neve
Ken Neve served as a runner with the Home Guard before joining the Fleet Air Arm. He was posted to RAF Henlow as an engineer.
Tags: ground personnel; Home Guard; Swordfish; Walrus
interview with Annie Mary Blood
Anne Blood served as a WAAF at RAF Kirton in Lindsey and in Europe post war.
Interview with Dennis Brader
Dennis Brader worked at the site of RAF Wickenby where he did ground maintenance.
Tags: childhood in wartime; RAF Wickenby
Interview with Les Stedman
Les Stedman served as an armourer.
Interview with Anthony Edward Mason
Anthony Mason grew up in the area around RAF Waddington and recalls some of the activity there during the war.
Tags: childhood in wartime; crash; RAF Waddington; strafing
Interview with Anne Morgan Rose Harcombe
Anne Morgan Rose Harcombe was born in London in 1938 and was evacuated with her mother at the start of the war to live with her mother’s family in South Wales
Tags: childhood in wartime; evacuation
Interview with Ray Parke. Two
Ray Parke trained as a flight engineer. During a training flight the pilot wanted to get back to base as soon as possible because he had a date but they were flying a Stirling. The pilot made an error on landing and the wheel stayed in the ditch and…
Interview with Gwendoline Thickett
Gwendoline Thickett grew up in Rotherham and was a young girl at school when the Second World War began. She was in Sunday School at her local church when the news of the declaration of war was announced. Her parents had already begun to prepare for…
Tags: bombing; childhood in wartime; home front