No. 40 Squadron R.A.F.

The Navigator's Tale

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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. The transcript has been lightly edited, with a view to improving readability and…

Bob Hedaux & Jack Freer (Fifty Six Years On)

Bob Hedaux & Jack Freer (Fifty Six Years On) Bob on the left and Jack on the right.Picture taken Sorrento (Italy) 1945 Bob on the left and…

1942 Briefly

I had joined the RAF in Jan. 1941, did square bashing at Blackpool then seven months at No 12 S of T.T. Melksham Wiltshire, aircraft…

Christmas 1944. RAF Bengal India

I had been working hard the preceding three months leading up to Xmas ’44.Apart from my normal duties as Corporal i/c Instrument Repairers…

A Summer Evening in Italy

It had been a hot windless day in 1944 in southern Italy and RAF Pathfinder Halifax's were flying overhead on their night journey eastwards…