The spitfire luck of Skeets Ogilvie: from the battle of Britain to the Great Escape
Rejected by the Royal Canadian Air Force in the summer of 1939, Keith "Skeets" Ogilvie joined the British Royal Air Force instead. A week later he was on a boat to England and a future he could not have imagined. This is the story of an ordinary man who beat incredible odds on the frontlin...
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| Zusammenfassung: | Rejected by the Royal Canadian Air Force in the summer of 1939, Keith "Skeets" Ogilvie joined the British Royal Air Force instead. A week later he was on a boat to England and a future he could not have imagined. This is the story of an ordinary man who beat incredible odds on the frontlines, and the remarkable woman with whom he was reunited at the end of the War. Residence: Sidney, B.C. |
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| adam_text | CONTENTS
Foreword, 7
Part One—From Here to There, 11
1 The Ottawa Boy, 12
2 And the Westerner, 20
Part Two—Preparations and Parties, 31
3 De Havilland School of Flying: The Adventure Begins,
4 With Serious Intent, 42
5 From Student to Fighter Pilot, 58
Part Three—Height of the Battle, 67
6 Into the Fray, 68
7 Battle of Britain Day, 77
B A Royal Note, 80
9 Learning by Experience, 86
10 Accidents Happen, Even in Wartime, 99
11 The Battle Moves On, 104
12 A Big Move: Biggin Hill, 109
13 Bombs on London, 114
14 A New Role, 116
15 Other Pursuits, 125
16 Back to Work, 127
17 For You, the War Is Over, 141
Part Four—Four Lingering Years: The Camp, Escape and the Long March, 147
18 Recuperation, 148
19 The Camp: Stalag Luft III, 155
20 The ‘Rackets Room,’ 161
21 Back in London, 166
22 Zagan, 172
23 Preparations for Escape, 177
24 Last Man Out of the Tunnel, 187
25 Outside the Wire, 193
26 Aftermath and Consequences, 197
27 Interrogation, 200
28 Return to Custody, 206
29 The Long March, 208
30 Freedom and Repatriation, 218
Part Five—After The War, 227
31 A New Life, 228
32 Post-war Europe: RCAF ‘Carnival/ 231
33 Homeward Bound, 240
34 Back in the Air, 244
3 5 New Roots, 250
Epilogue, 257
Acknowledgements, 260
Record of Service: A.K. ‘Skeets’ Ogilvie, 263
Notes, 264
Selected Bibliography, 269
Index, 271
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