Those of you who read and commented on the story of my dad's experience in SOE during WW2, may be interested to note, that I found another snippet of info from my dad's 'box of bit's' that he left me.
It's just a little mention of the Lysander Pilot's of the aforementioned sqdn's, whom were known as 'The Bod Droppers'
(The Lysander was a very good aeroplane to use, as it could land on very short, rough airstrips / fields)
These brave crews often risked their lives flying unarmed aircraft to and from Occupied Europe, to drop off and pick up agent's.
My dad was never picked up I assume, as he said he never landed in an aircraft until after the war, but it's interesting to note that he mentioned them in a diary entry.
A bit more research shows that in total, these guys picked up 128 agents, and dropped off 101 others from August 1941 to the War's end.
But, as with a lot of clandestine mission's of this type, rarely get a mention. (So I thought I would mention them publicly, as they deserve it.)
S!
also of note, is that 75% of what SOE got up to in WW2 will never be known..as the records were destroyed in a 'Mystery fire' in the 1950's!..hmmmmm
go figure!