Originally Posted by
roving
sidevalve I do not know if you have seen the Obituary of Yvonne Burney nee Baseden, who died on 28 October 2017 aged 95. This from wiki
Thanks roving - a friend in the UK was kind enough to forward that obit to me.
The world of Tempsford, Lysanders & 161 Sqn is another fascinating area.
To pick just one example from the flying side, that the pilots were able to find their way deep into a darkened France and find the right
field, land and then return (in a single engined ac) is testament to their exceptional airmanship.
I have a copy of
Hugh Verity's "We landed by moonlight" somewhere in the house.
I happened to bump into a Brit down here whose father was a SOE radio operator for
Section F.. He was lucky not to have been caught.
These were brave people.