Stories from across the globe
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I was thinking that if I got shot it didn't matter.
Michelle Partington -
55,000 souls on board
Air Cdre Paul Godfrey -
This is John Hannah speaking and that is to me quite something
Jackie Eckles -
To me, I would rather he didn't do what he did, but was here and we didn't have a medal
Jackie Eckles -
I told my wife I was alive, well and free.
Sqdn. Ldr. Bob Ankerson -
we didn't see him again. We were, what, three, four and five...
Jenny Newman and Jackie Eckles -
That was one of the saddest days.
Dave Chambers -
The RAF has always been part of our lives
Jackie Eckles -
The night of the Scharnhorst and Gniesenau bombing we lost half the squadron
Ronald Davis -
Someday we'll have enough food. But if we lose our freedom we'll never get it back
Gail Halvorsen -
The Soviets desperately wanted us out of Berlin
Aldon Ferguson -
My mother always hoped that I'd be able to thank you one day
Vera Mitchrich