Ted Gordon's Life in the RAF

So you Want to be a Flier? An Air Gunner's Story, Part 2: Chapters 8 to 10

Later that day I met the rest, so emerged the team of Pilot Sgt Barney Magee, RAAF, Navigator F/O Happy...

So you want to be a flier - An air gunner's story -Part 1: Chapters 1 to 7

The people of the Air Training Corps, the University Air Squadron before we entered the service, our...

So you want to be a flier - An air gunner's story - Part 3: Chapters 11 to 12a

The Wing Commander Flying convened a meeting and each Section Leader reported their availability, from...

So you want to be a flier - An air gunner's story -Part 4: Chapters 12b to 13

His name was Wray, his nickname Hoppy, for he had the reputation of arriving at a Bomber Squadron...

So you want to be a flier - An air gunner's story -Part 5: Chapters 15 to 17

The subjects I was allocated were Aircraft Recognition for the Gunners, Night Vision and Bomber Tactics for...

So you want to be a flier - An air gunner's story - Part 6: Chapters 18 to 20

The latter course, Flying Control, said you had to fly at night to know about airfield layouts; this...

7) Top Gun

Just 50 feet into the air the propeller blade on my starboard engine shredded and I just managed to prevent...