1st page of H.C. Kelsey's RAF Log Book
The first page of my Grandfather's RAF Pilot's Flying Log Book shows him going up in a D.H.82 (De Havilland Tiger Moth) N642 with F/L Brunton as the trainer in August 1940. It's incredible to think that pilots were still training in bi-planes, but it must have also been very exhilarating, yet frightening to be flying in an open cockpit.
D.H.82 Type used by 6EFTS Sywell in 1940
Here's an early film giving an instruction on how to fly a Tiger Moth
August 1940 was a pivotal month for the RAF as outlined on the RAF website history timeline
24/25 Aug 1940 - German bombs fall on central London for the first time. The following night, 43 aircraft from Bomber Command retaliate by bombing Berlin.
So Leading Aircraftsman H.C.Kelsey knew that the war was hotting up and he had better get trained and operational as soon as possible.
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