This was my uncle who was shot down in his Spitfire off the coast of Zeebrugge. Having been hit by flak his plane inverted into the sea. His body was never recovered.
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In Memory of Pilot Officer Victor Lowson
Fiction
Those Who Play With Fire, Chapter Five
He left at 12.00, this would give him plenty of time to drive to Luton Parkway and change on to the train for the last part. The M1 was steady all the way, at junction [more…]
Fiction
Those Who Play With Fire, Chapter Ten
Sally had left to play tennis by the time Dave had dressed and eaten breakfast. He sat in the kitchen thinking about the revelations from the previous evening. On Wednesday, he would have to give [more…]
20th Century
The Desert War – November 1940
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