The RAF in World War Two

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 Raymond Leach

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A detailed illustrated history of this Lincolnshire RAF Station spanning two world wars.

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 Fred Hitchcock

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Escapades of an RAF airman in the UK and Egypt before, during and after World War II

by Parke F Smith

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

by Diana Lindo

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A former WAAF recalls her eventful wartime years as a sdtaff driver/chauffeur for high-ranking RAF officers and VIPs.

by Ken Bartrop

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A former Royal Air Force Apprentice’s experiences in the Royal Air Force 1942-66

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 Greggs Farish and Mike McCaul

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The experiences of a mobile Spitfire squadron Engineer Officer in North Africa, Malta, Sicily and Italy during WW2

by Ted Mawdsley

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Recalling the valuable work of RAF Bomber Command groundcrews during the  Second World War.

by Percy Shipperbottom

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The maritime exploits of an RAF High Speed Launch (HSL) Wireless Op/Signaller in the UK and Far East during World War II

by Christopher Ian McArthur | The wartime exploits of Flight Lieutenant Fred Mortimore, 570 Squadron RAF.

Former members of the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF) recall their experiences during World War Two.

by David Seeney

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Tracing the author's rise from footman to Lord Beaverbrook via the RAF to Senior Police officer 1930s-80s.

by Sam Wright

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

by Graham Haynes

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An illustrated history of the 40-year tenure of the twin air bases in East Anglia by the US Air Force.

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 Tony Overill

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The WW2 exploits of of No.24 Air Sea Rescue Unit of the RAF Marine Branch.

by John Walton

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Portrait of a Hurricane squadron of the Desert Air Force in North Africa and Cyprus in WW2.

by Bryan Blow

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A pictorial history of No.51 (RAF) MT Company/Squadron of the Middle East Air Force (MEAF) 1942-56.

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 Peter Doling

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Colourful history of the remote military base at Addu Atoll in the Maldive Islands 1941-76

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 Mervyn Base

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Adventures of an RAF Bomb Disposal Expert in World War II.

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.

compiled by Keith Youldon

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An illustrated history of the RAF Halton Aircraft Apprentice Pipe Band and those who have played in it over the years.

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 Rupert C Extence

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The Overseas Experiences of an Erk (RAF Serviceman) from Devonshire during World War Two.

by Tom Docherty

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Illustrated history of 230 Squadron RAF and its Sunderland flying boats 1939-45

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 Rebecca Barnett

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The adventures of three Tyneside lasses who joined the WAAF and were posted to Ceylon in WW2.

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 Frank W. 'Mike' Hunt

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The experiences of this RAF airman with 615 Squadron 1934-46 include Dunkirk, the Battle of Britain and the abortive airborne assault on Sicily in 1943

by Richard Pike

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The wartime exploits of ‘Moose’ Fumerton ~ Canada’s highest-scoring night-fighter pilot of WW2

by Sylvia Pickering

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A second book featuring the authors recollections of her experiences as a WAAF posted to 5 Group Headquarters, Moreton Hall

by Jack Hambleton

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The WW2 exploits of a RAF MT driver at home and abroad.

by Vernon Holland

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An illustrated account of the activities of an RAF Bomber Command squadron during World War II.

by Bernard Hart Hallam

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Experiences of an RAF police officer in WW2 in the UK and subsequently France, Holland and Germany after D-Day.

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 Ken Rosam

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An illustrated account of the construction and operation of the Allied airbase on the Cocos Keeling Islands in the Indian Ocean during World War II.

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 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