Stories from across the globe
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I found myself hanging under a parachute for the first time in my life.
Bob Ankerson -
I'd just bombed them. Didn't think they'd be too pleased to see me.
Robert Iveson -
PTSD wasn't a recognised term in 1939
Minnie Driver -
The RAF Association helped enormously
Jenny Newman -
A bomb bay fire meant the plane was about to explode
Caroline Paige -
Mum watched the Battle of Britain as dots on a screen.
Candida Adkins -
All of a sudden you're just two bodies lost in the desert
John Peters -
The most daring prank of World War II.
Phillip Dawson -
I have to help people see the wider picture
Balbir Flora -
He was an awful pilot. He couldn't land for toffee.
Trevor Morris -
I've seen things I would never would never want my daughter to see
Ian Sweet -
The RAF? Yes. But not the Regiment, not for my daughters
Ian Sweet