Memories of RAF Pilot Training

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posted on 2024-06-05, 18:20 authored by Their Finest Hour Project Team

He was a schoolboy in the early part of WWII. He joined the RAF in 1944 and was posted to Southern Rhodesia where he successfully completed pilot training. The War had ended when he got back to Britain, so he was no longer required for air crew service.

History

Item list and details

1. Letter home describing journey to Southern Rhodesia 2. Photographs (4 documents) 3. Show programmes (4 documents)

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William Edward Henley

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Su Lennon

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He was my father.

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Shared online via the Their Finest Hour project website.

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97237

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Their Finest Hour World War Two Air Force Armed Forces Britain British Military Photo Photograph Photographs Photos RAF Royal Air Force Training UK United Kingdom

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