Episode 30 Extra Bit: Rescuing Pilots From the Channel

In this Extra Bit episode, Gareth and Matt Bone shine a light on the pilots of the Typhoon and Spitfire raids on D-Day's radar stations: the air-sea rescue crews. They cover the amphibious Walrus flying boats and the Spitfires that circled overhead to guide them in, the remarkable five-day ordeal of Canadian pilot Al Watkins after he ditched off Le Havre, and the raid on Guernsey's radar station that cost pilot Johnny Saville his life. They close with an unexpected detour into Hollywood, revealing how Bond production designer Ken Adam once flew Typhoons himself.Do you like our podcast?

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