In the Air

A collection of true stories contributed by members of the Scottish Saltire Branch of the Aircrew Association whose collective memory spans more than 80 years of aviation history.

Another collection of true stories by members of Scottish Saltire Branch of the Aircrew Association

by Bryan Clark

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The rediscovered history of a WW2 bomber command squadron

by Tony Bird DFC

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Experiences of a 61 Squadron Lancaster pilot who later became a POW at Stalag Luft III

by Cy Grant

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The experiences of a West Indian officer in the RAF during World War II

by Ian Rae

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Poems of a World War 2 Royal Air Force Flying Instructor.

by Parke F Smith

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An American pilot's experiences in the RAF 1942-46

by Peter Rivington

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The airborne exploits of a wartime RAF ferry pilot in Africa and India and postwar as an airline pilot 1938-62

by Colin Pateman

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An illustrated account of the various animals kept as pets and mascots by wartime airmen

by Peter Outridge

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An illustrated account of six-months in 1944 when 504 Parachute Infantry Regiment of the US 82nd Airborne Division was stationed in Leicestershire

by Sam Wright

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Experiences of a 254 Squadron Beaufighter navigator during WW2 and postwar flying with BOAC.

The experiences of a young British married couple separated by fate during WWII provide a unique human perspective on the wartime years.

by Sean Feast

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Profile of Ted Manners, a Special Duties Operator with 101 Squadron RAF during World War II.

by Wing Commander John Leighton Beck DFC*

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The memoirs and letters of  a WW2 bomber pilot with 214 and 159 Squadrons.

by Gerhard Heilig

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A pilot's progress from RAF bombers to commercial airliners 1944-65

by Gordon Shackleton

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Memoirs of a World War II Blenheim pilot with 114 Squadron RAF.

by Ted Rayner

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WW2 experiences of an RAF Coastal Command pilot with 220 Squadron and 269 Squadron in Norway, Iceland and Greenland.

by Thomas G Quinlan

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A Lancaster tail-gunner’s tour with 103 Squadron RAF 1944/5.

by Capt Bruce G. Wallace DFC & BAR

compiled and edited by Donald Wallace

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A RNZAF Pilot’s experiences with RAF Bomber Command in World War II & postwar with BOAC ~ 1940-71

by Eric Morgan

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The three remarkable aviation careers of Leslie R Colquhoun DFC, GM, DFM - WW2  Reconnaissance Pilot; Supermarine Test Pilot and Vickers Hovercraft Pioneer.

by Trevor Richter

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A tale of two RAF  flying boat pilots in the Far East during World War II and the remarkable coincidence that connected them

by Fergus Davidson

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Experiences of a fighter pilot with 534, 91 and 229 Squadrons of the RAF during World War II.

by Dennis McCaig

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Experiences of a 249 Squadron Spitfire/Mustang pilot in Southern Italy and the Balkans 1943/44.

by Bob Simmons (with Sheryl Sinclair)

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An Englishman’s adventures in Europe & the Far East during World War II & postwar career in Television

by Tom Williams

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Biography of Wing Cdr Ken Bastin DFC who rose through the ranks to become officer commanding of the Gunnery Leader Wing at RAF Central Gunnery School in World War II.

by Peter D Saville

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My aircrew training and subsequent activities with No.35 Squadron RAF during and after World War II

by Nick Berryman

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The experiences of an RAF pilot with 276 (Air Sea Rescue) Squadron in WW2.

by Phil Potts

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The WW2 experiences of a 103 Squadron Lancaster navigator who later became a POW at Stalag Luft 7.

by Humphrey Wynn

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The wartime exploits of Wing Commander Lance C Wade DSO DFC ~ a Texan Spitfire pilot in the RAF.

by Dennis Spencer DFC

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A former Beaufighter navigator with 211 Squadron RAF recalls his  operational tour of duty in Burma and Thailand in 1944/5.

by Harry Green

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By charting the final hours of a single Lancaster and its crew, this book pays tribute to the thousands of young RAF airmen killed during aircrew training in World War II

edited by Jeff Pack

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The revealing wartime letters and memories of an RAF pilot and his WAAF officer fiancée.

edited by Frank Rixon

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A collection of stories about the George Cross Island of Malta contributed by military personnel who served there during the Second World War.

by Jim Burtt-Smith

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The WW2 exploits of a 115 Squadron Wellington pilot who  survived his aircraft being shot down over the North Sea.

by Percy Wilson Carruthers | A 223  squadron pilot's  experiences in North Africa with the Desert Air Force and as a prisoner of war 

by Howard A Hughes

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Entertaining biography of charismatic Irish aviator Paddy Kirkwood, a pilot with RAF bomber command in World War II and subsequently an airline captain whose 'Irish crew' gained legendary status in post-war British European Airlines (BEA) for their high-spirited antics.

by Alec Waldron

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A first hand account of the planning, execution and ultimate failure of the glider assault on Sicily in July 1943.

by Leslie Parsons

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The author's two full operational tours as an RAF navigator with 622 Squadron of RAF Bomber Command on bombing raids over Germany and 99 Squadron operating in the Far East over vast stretches of the Indian ocean.

by Alec Waldron

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Engaging account of a founder member of the Glider Pilot Regiment who participated in the airborne assaults at Sicily and Arnhem in WW2.

by Geoff Curtis

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The exploits of a 614 (Pathfinder) squadron flight engineer in the air over the Balkans and subsequently as a prisoner of war in Hungary during World War II

by Ian Roxburgh

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Former RAF pilot and flying instructor recalls his exploits in World War II and the post-war years during which he flew most of the famous aircraft types of the 1940s and 50s

by Dennis Wiltshire

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The traumatic experiences of an RAF Bomber Command airman  falsely accused of LMF in WW2.

by Leslie Harris

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The wartime journal and letters of a navigator with RAF Bomber Command  killed during the Second World War.

by Peter A Wright | The WW2 exploits of a 211 Squadron Blenheim pilot in North Africa and Italy and subsequently as a prisoner of war and successful escapee who evaded capture

by John Stanley

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Curious tale of a lone German Ju188 aircraft shot down at Exbury in 1944 under mysterious circumstances.

by William Bloxham

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An RAF flight engineer's experiences during WW2 with 138 (Special Duties) Squadron and subsequently as a prisoner of war in Germany.

by Gordon Frost | Experiences of a former Short Stirling navigator with 570 Squadron at RAF Harwell during WW2

by Norman Lee & Geoffrey French

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A 428 Squadron tail gunner's adventures in occupied France with the Maquis 1943/44.

by Frank Pearce

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An eyewitness account of the activities of 239 Wing of the Desert Air Force in North Africa and Italy 1942-45

edited by Jack Burgess

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Aviation tales contributed by members of the Saltire branch of the Aircrew Association

by Eric Woods

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An RAF observer/navigator's experiences with 106 Squadron, 144 Squadron and 61 Squadron during World War Two 1940/41.

by Michael P Sutton

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A pilot's varied experiences with the RN Fleet Air Arm, De Havilland, JC Bamford, Lear Jet and Dassault 1943-73.

by Humphrey Wynn

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A former ferry pilot with RAF Transport Command recalls his activities in Africa, the Middle East and India during World War 2.

by Alan Cooper | A collection of first-hand accounts contributed by personnel from the RAF and the Glider Pilot Regiment who participated in Operation Varsity, March 1945