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Winged Chariots - Part 1: An Outstanding Leader

One of Wing Commander Roy Ralston's most famous exploits came when, as the pilot of Mosquito, he...

Winged Chariots -Part 2: How not to parachute

Bob Pyett and his fellow crew members soon realised while en route for a second raid on Chemnitz —...

Winged Chariots -Part 3: A mixed blessing

Back in Britain, Campbell went to an Advanced Flying Training Unit at Peterborough, then to Montrose on a...

Winged Chariots -Part 4: The Chairman Remembers

At initial Training Wing I was lucky enough to be at New Clare and Pembroke Colleges, Cambridge, where...

Winged Chariots -Part 5: Tigers Terrify Brighton

However, as it so happened on or two noughts seemed to have been missed off the altimeters and the people...

Winged Chariots -Part 6: Flak, Flying boots and broom handles

Brothers Tom, Norman and Walter Edwards all served as aircrew, Tom as an air gunner, Norman as a Spitfire...

Winged Chariots -Part 7: From Hurricanes to Dakotas

At Mingladon I had the unexpected pleasure of meeting my long-time friend and former neighbour, navigator...

Winged Chariots -Part 8: Through Valleys of Death

An hour into the flight back after the bombing marshalling yards at Mandalay on the night of 14/15 January...

Winged Chariots -Part 9: The Long Walk

The prisoners were marched out, little knowing that the ordeal would last for the next 21 days before...

Winged Chariots -Part 10: A Close Shave

Then there was the first daylight operation, flying in Vics of three to attack the German military academy...

Winged Chariots -Part 11: Stung By A Mosquito?

Winged Chariots -Part 11: Stung By A Mosquito. Herman Goering — in addition to being peeved by...

Winged Chariots -Part 12: The RAF's Debt Of Gratitude

During my period of evasion I met Ron Taylor, Tom Foreman and Johnny Allen, from 90 Squadron, and two...

Winged Chariots -Part 13: The Burmese Beauty

We were airborne by 9 am and two hours or so later landed in Akyab, which only had a short pierced steel...

Winged Chariots -Part 14: The Widow Maker

I arrived to Egypt for training via the Air Crew Receiving Centre, London, in April 1943; Initial Training...

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