Mr. Ducharme describes getting ready for D-Day and taking part in the pre-landing bombardment.
Wounded by Shrapnel
Mr. Young describes being wounded in Normandy and how doctors considered him a lucky man to have survived the encounter.
Carpiquet and Falaise
Mr. Raymond recounts the Battle of Carpiquet, France, where a dozen of his fellow soldiers were found hanged by the Germans, and the battle of Falaise, with Rommel’s Panzers.
Normandy Invasion
Mr. Raymond describes the Normandy landing, the atmosphere during the Channel crossing and the noise when they approached the beach.
Strafing Rommel
Mr. Fox describes his strafing attack on German Field Marshall Rommel’s staff car.
The Spitfire
Mr. Fox discusses the landing technique, manoeuvrability, and armaments of the Spitfire fighter.
Enlisting
Mr. Blackburn talks about what prompted him to enlist when he did (in 1940).