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A Member of the RAF of Indeterminate Race: World War 2 Experiences of a West Indian Officer in the RAF

C.Y. Grant

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Description:The author --- originally from British Guiana, a qualified barrister who has also had a career as an entertainer --- had "travelled to England to join the RAF in 1941 and after undergoing flying training and qualifying as a navigator [and earning an officer's commission], was posted in 1943 to No. 103 Squadron, based at RAF Elsham Wolds in Lincolnshire, as one of the seven-man crew of an Avro Lancaster bomber."But Cy's flying days were to be short-lived; he and his Canadian and British crewmates were shot down down over Holland on only their third mission over Germany in 1943. Two were killed and the rest became prisoners of war."The curious title of this book dervies from the appearance of Cy's photograph in a popular German newspaper shortly after his capture by the SS. Under his image appeared the caption 'A member of the RAF of Indeterminate Race,' presumably intended to demonstrate the depths to which the British were prepared to stoop in fighting their war."What followed for Cy was a two-year period as a prisoner of war, in increasingly harrowing conditions, during which he had time to reflect on the irony of having fought to defend a country that had, in former times, enslaved one line of his ancestors. "His memories of his eventful RAF years, narrated here with modesty and good humour, make for compelling reading."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with A Member of the RAF of Indeterminate Race: World War 2 Experiences of a West Indian Officer in the RAF. To get started finding A Member of the RAF of Indeterminate Race: World War 2 Experiences of a West Indian Officer in the RAF, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Publisher: Woodfield Publishing

Release: 2006

ISBN: 1846830184

Description: The author --- originally from British Guiana, a qualified barrister who has also had a career as an entertainer --- had "travelled to England to join the RAF in 1941 and after undergoing flying training and qualifying as a navigator [and earning an officer's commission], was posted in 1943 to No. 103 Squadron, based at RAF Elsham Wolds in Lincolnshire, as one of the seven-man crew of an Avro Lancaster bomber."But Cy's flying days were to be short-lived; he and his Canadian and British crewmates were shot down down over Holland on only their third mission over Germany in 1943. Two were killed and the rest became prisoners of war."The curious title of this book dervies from the appearance of Cy's photograph in a popular German newspaper shortly after his capture by the SS. Under his image appeared the caption 'A member of the RAF of Indeterminate Race,' presumably intended to demonstrate the depths to which the British were prepared to stoop in fighting their war."What followed for Cy was a two-year period as a prisoner of war, in increasingly harrowing conditions, during which he had time to reflect on the irony of having fought to defend a country that had, in former times, enslaved one line of his ancestors. "His memories of his eventful RAF years, narrated here with modesty and good humour, make for compelling reading."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with A Member of the RAF of Indeterminate Race: World War 2 Experiences of a West Indian Officer in the RAF. To get started finding A Member of the RAF of Indeterminate Race: World War 2 Experiences of a West Indian Officer in the RAF, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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