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Geoffrey Wellum

#1 Post by om15 » Fri Jul 20, 2018 6:26 am

BBC news this morning has announced that Geoffrey Wellum has died,

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-44895703

If you haven't read his book I recommend it as probably the best account of the Battle of Britain and autobiography of someone who lived through it.

First Light, published by Penguin ISBN978-0-14-100814-1

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#2 Post by 4mastacker » Fri Jul 20, 2018 6:41 am

I read 'First Light' many years ago and his experiences were remarkable for someone thrust into battle at such a young age. In a society where the word "hero" is now so vastly over-used, he truly was a hero in every sense of the word.

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Re: Geoffrey Wellum

#3 Post by Woody » Fri Jul 20, 2018 8:23 am

This is on BBC website as well.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-35689857
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Re: Geoffrey Wellum

#4 Post by Capetonian » Fri Jul 20, 2018 8:25 am

He was mentioned in despatches on the BBC1 morning programme, at least on the news for the west and CI, as he lived in Par (Cornwall.)

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