- Contributed by
- Severn Valley Railway
- People in story:
- Ken F Needle
- Location of story:
- Burma and the Far East
- Background to story:
- Royal Air Force
- Article ID:
- A4292525
- Contributed on:
- 28 June 2005
I was in the Far East during the war. I was an electrician in the RAF, with the ground crews. I remember the ARP leaflets being dropped about bombing. I was involved in dropping supplies in Burma, we did it as volunteers as the regulars couldn’t cope with the demand. I joined up in 1940 until 1945 and I was on the front in Burma for 2 years. One pilot I flew with was Flight Sergeant Lord (aka Lumley)
(This story was collected at the Severn Valley Railway 1940s weekend and submitted to the People's War site by a volunteer from Wyre Forest Volunteer Bureau on behalf of Ken Needle and has been added to this site with his permission. Mr Needle fully understands the site's terms and conditions.)
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