Colin will be visiting California in a few weeks and will speak at the Voices of Valor Gala Dinner, A Tribute to the Greatest Generation, to be held at the Palm Springs Air Museum California Gala Dinner on the 8th of February 2025. https://palmspringsairmuseum.org/gala/

Colin Bell telling us his story

The cockpit of a Mosquito

The Canadian Mosquito factory at Downsview, near Toronto, Ontario

RAF bomber crews eating their traditional breakfast after a mission

One of Chilon of Sparta’s famous quotes

Colin beside a painting of his Mosquito

Female German Army personnel and an AA gun battery

The dreaded white light indicating the presence of a Luftwaffe Me262 night fighter

Colin standing by an Me262 jet fighter showing us what he thought of being chased by one

The book of their exploits written by Colin’s navigator’s son

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