RICE DROP Most of the stories written about the RAFs part in the war are about bombing raids -our crew's story is more humane. As our plane turned on to the final approach, we could see that what had appeared from the air to be a wall running the full length…

The following is a personal account of Derrick Clewley, a Navigator with 99 Squadron who served from late 1944 into 1945. He also worked with the Repair and Salvage Units. The account is a transcript from a recording made over a period of hours in early 2002.…