Thousands of RAF aircrew were shot down and became prisoners of war during World War II.
These books feature just a few of their remarkable stories...

 

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A Bird over Berlin
RAF memoir 
ISBN 1-873203-74-8

A Bird Over Berlin

by Tony Bird DFC

Experiences of a 61 Squadron Lancaster pilot
A Member of the RAF of Indeterminate Race
RAF memoir 
ISBN 1-84683-018-4

A Member of the RAF of Indeterminate Race

by Cy Grant
WW2 exploits of an RAF officer from the Caribbean
From Fiji to Balkan Skies
RAF memoir 
ISBN 1-873203-47-0

From Fiji to Balkan Skies

by Dennis McCaig

The WW2 experiences of this former 249 Squadron Spitfire pilot, in the air and on the ground, make for riveting reading
Just a Survivor
RAF memoir 
ISBN 1-873203-44-6

Just a Survivor

by Phil Potts

The WW2 experiences of a 103 Sqn Lancaster navigator who later became a POW at Stalag Luft 7
Memoirs of Goldfish
RAF memoir 
ISBN 1-873203-77-2

Memoirs of a Goldfish

by Jim Burtt-Smith

The WW2 exploits of a 115 Sqn Wellington pilot who was later a POW at Stalag Luft 8b at Lamsdorf
Of Ploughs Planes and Palliasses
RAF memoir 
ISBN 1-873203-21-7

Of Ploughs, Planes & Palliasses

by Percy Wilson Carruthers

WW2 experiences of a 223 Sqn DAF Baltimore pilot in North Africa and then as a POW at Stalag Lufts 1 & 6
Pathfinder Force Balkans
RAF memoir 
ISBN 1-873203-39-X

Pathfinder Force Balkans

by Geoff Curtis

WW2 flying exploits of ex-614 (Pathfinder) squadron flight engineer and later as a POW in Hungary
The Long Haul
RAF memoir 
ISBN 1-84683-012-5

The Long Haul

by William Bloxham
An aviator's memories of WW2 138 (Special Duties) Squadron and as a POW