We Did What We Had To

We Did What We Had To
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Publisher : Troubador Publishing Ltd
Total Pages : 128
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ISBN-10 : 9781788037976
ISBN-13 : 1788037979
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Book Synopsis We Did What We Had To by : Pamela Howarth

Download or read book We Did What We Had To written by Pamela Howarth and published by Troubador Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2018-01-09 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aged 95, John Hill looks up to the skies from his garden in Leigh-on-Sea, as he hears the unmistakeable sound of Merlin plane engines: two vintage Lancasters roar overhead and John can’t believe their closeness. It feels like his own personal flypast, an acknowledgment of his wartime service in the RAF. In 2015, he told his niece, Pamela, the story of his RAF training in England and Canada. This led to his active service as a navigator, with 107 Mosquito Squadron, in the later stages of WWII. John’s account was vividly narrated, remembered across the years as if it were yesterday. Recorded and transcribed, it formed the inspiration for this book, ‘We did what we had to.’ John and his Canadian pilot, Court, flew 46 missions over Occupied Europe and Germany in the famous 2-seater, wooden combat plane, The Mosquito, which contributed so much to the Allies’ success in the air. John recalls details so clearly, for example, the occasion of a brief leave in London, when he arrived at the underground tube station and read the billboard headlines ‘Monty crosses the Rhine’. ‘I was there last night, I thought to myself. I was up there in the skies looking down on the Rhine. It seemed surreal.’ Details like this, together with serious comment and humorous anecdotes, make this book so personal, and reflect the character of Flying Officer, John Hill, who passed out as top cadet in his class, gaining an immediate commission. The title of the book refers to John’s characteristic understatement when describing his unique part in momentous events of history. These were the years in which he, along with so many others of his generation, accepted the hazards of war to serve his country in the cause of freedom. Lest we forget.


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