Further to our post yesterday about Frederick Jones, a pilot with 635 Squadron, and his earlier time in training (see Frederick Jones, 635 Squadron, & Heaton Park) we have now located the end of war photograph from which his image… Read More ›
War’s End
The momentous last few weeks of the war & its aftermath.
Being Proud of One’s Country
I was flicking through Donald Bennett’s autobiography Pathfinder yesterday, and came upon this passage, which seemed strangely reminiscent of a certain situation in the British Parliament today. Bennett is writing of the time that, having resigned from the Air Force,… Read More ›
A Matter of Life and Death, 1946
I wonder how many people caught up with the Powell and Pressburger film “A Matter of Life and Death” which was screened on the BBC last Sunday afternoon. Released in 1946, it tells the story of a Pathfinder pilot, Squadron… Read More ›