I volunteered for the RAF in July 1940 at Croydon recruiting centre having been refused for the Royal Navy, as I was not old enough for the job I wanted to do.I was accepted by the RAF but put on ...

This story is taken from an interview with Geoffrey Metcalfe at the Dublin WW2 Commemoration, and has been added to the site with their permission. The authors fully understand the site's terms and ...

This story was submitted to the People's War site on behalf of Albert Henry Capstick and has been added to the site with his permission.... In 1941 Albert joined the RAF as an electrician and was ...

AIR Force electrician Brian Ross has escaped jail after being caught riding his motorcycle at almost 140mph on a part of the A9 which has a 60mph speed limit. After being told at an earlier hearing ...

A former RAF electrician was found dead on the day of her mother's birthday. Grandmother Jacqueline 'Jackie' Levy, 61, left a note which read: "Do not mourn for me, I will be happy at last," having ...

Ron Murray receives Legion d'Honneur in Redcar Heart ceremony:: Former RAF electrician helped prepare planes for D-Day A former RAF electrician who helped prepare aircraft for the D-Day Landings has ...

A FORMER RAF electrician described as a “quiet hero” has been given a full military funeral. Sgt Andy Fortuna who lived in Spinning Avenue, Blackburn, served in the Falklands, Balkans and Iraq in the ...

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A former RAF avionics electrician who was caught drink driving genuinely believed the police had saved his life that night, a solicitor told Flintshire magistrates at Mold. Paul David Staniforth (48) ...