What was daily life like for a fighter pilot during the Battle of Britain?
As daughter of Wing Commander Bob Doe, historian Dr Helen Doe, has some unique insights on how the differences in squadrons, class and leadership styles affected everything from how pilots celebrated, dressed, functioned, and relaxed. As well as how leaders approached the LMF, “Lack of moral fibre”.
Pictured: Blackout board from The White Hart Inn with RAF pilot signatures including "Sailor' Malan - top right.
Protea Rose Originals is Cliff Thompson and Nic Fieldsend.
Narrated/written by Cliff Thompson, produced/engineered by Nick Fieldsend with additional sound design by Ben Creelman.
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