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Originally Posted by Les Paul
What did he fly in WWII?
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He was a pilot in a Lancaster and did 2 tours of operations. He got the DFC and bar.
He was an acting Wing Commander at the end of WW2. I have a list somewhere of all the cities he bombed during WW2. He survived the war but got delayed shock reaction after WW2. He was never the same after the war my mother says and never talked about it.
I have his prewar log books but my mother donated the wartime ones to a museum.
He was a teacher during the 1930's and much to his mother's disgust he quit being a teacher to join the Royal Air Force. He was an only child . So when WW2 came up he was prime for being a bomber pilot. At the end of WW2 he had the choice of staying in admin. in the air force or leaving for civilian life. He could not fly anymore because his hearing was bad. Anyway he decided to leave the RAF and open a garage.
He sold Austins, Morris etc and employed mechanics to fix cars. Sold gas etc.
He died in 1967 of cancer. My mother stayed single for the rest of her life.
They were both strong people in their own ways.