This was June 1941 and the next time I saw Jack Mullins was in February 1988 when we met at Hollinwood...
The Japanese Navy Zero fighter completely outclassed our Brewster Buffalo fighter which was slow, limited...
The stuff had to be moved from the drome to the railway, and as there was little transport available at...
By 7 AM the two remaining pipers of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders were playing the troops of the...
The next morning 700 Japanese parachutists descended on Palembang and all day a hot battle was fought for...
General ter Foorten commanded the 25,000 regular troops of the Dutch garrison, who were joined by the...
As a reward for my services to King and Country I later received four medals and the appropriate ribbons:...
Note: Harry Tweedale died last year - but left this account to which he attached literally hundreds of...
This was June 1941 and the next time I saw Jack Mullins was in February 1988 when we met at Hollinwood...
Eventually, however, we put into Freetown. Perhaps ‘put into’ is misleading as the harbour...
On 8th December 1941 the following aircraft were usually available - 43 Brewster Buffaloes - 90 assorted...
The stuff had to be moved from the drome to the railway, and as there was little transport available at...
The RAF had moved its bombers to Sumatra, reserving the four airfields of Singapore Island for our fighter...
It was of course, suicide to send our Wildebeests on such a mission in daytime, but if the Japanese...
These had begun at dawn when complying with Bennett's urgent call for maximum air support above the...
A large Japanese sea borne force was proceeding up the River Moesi fast. The next morning 700 Japanese...
Java, of course, was our last hope and in that part of the Far East which was the responsibility of the...
The following day, April 26th 1942, we began our trans India rail journey from Karachi to Calcutta. The...
Let me quote C. Ross Smith. "After Calcutta's Howrah Station there is little profit in being...
Our routine - first of all the "India Coffee House" for some lovely coffee and buns - then sight...
As you will see, the average work consisted of 4 or 5 days virtually all work and sleep - 1 day in...
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