Fred Cole's RAF Memoirs

Fred Cole Part 1: The Start of World War II

There I discovered that I was also entitled to a day off a week for part time studies; so after...

Fred Cole Part 2: Training for Bomber Command

After a brief stay in Monkton we were put on a train to Lethbridge that was not too far from Winnipeg. When...

Fred Cole Part 3: Training, Wedding, 57 Squadron

When the RAF flying training was completed at Upper Heyford we were transferred to a heavy bomber...

Fred Cole Part 4: 57 Squadron 1944 and after

On the same raid I witnessed a bomb go straight through the wing of another Lancaster but it just kept on...

Fred Cole part 5: Missions Completed 1945

Dad worked in Personnel at Rolls Royce in Derby until taking the position of Personnel Manager at Rolls...