Joan was at the heart of the Battle of Britain
Joan Myers was born in Stamford Hill in London in 1918. Her role in the WAAF, working at a plotting table during the Battle of Britain, put her at the very centre of one of this country's most significant historical events.
Greater London , United Kingdom
| Role Plotter | Age 22 |
My father threw his medals into the Thames
Minnie Driver
The Germans never knew his true identity
Joshua Levine
They fought for a cause they believed passionately in, and they died for it
The Dutch were starving under German occupation
RAF Special Investigations Branch
PTSD wasn't a recognised term in 1939
Minnie DriverBomber Command never felt they were as beloved as fighter pilots.
Minnie DriverMy father was very uneasy about being made a hero
Minnie DriverMy father suffered terribly with PTSD
Minnie Driver
They crashed into the sea off the Dutch coast
One engine, no control panel, rudder pedals hanging in mid air
The Typhoon became aerial artillery
Joshua Levine
He kept a model of the Typhoon on his desk
Coastal Command was crucial to Britain's survival
PTSD wasn't a recognised term in 1939
Minnie DriverBomber Command never felt they were as beloved as fighter pilots.
Minnie DriverMy father suffered terribly with PTSD
Minnie Driver
Skipper! Quick - dive!
Alfred HubermanThe worst experience I ever had
Alfred Huberman
The German's acted as if they'd won the war
Ralph Levy
My father changed his name by deed poll
I was born a Jew and I wanted to die a Jew
Alfred HubermanThey crashed into the sea off the Dutch coast
The South China Sea was rife with pirates
