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Flight Lieutenant Colin Bell DFC, Part 3


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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

 

Images shown under a Creative Commons licence with thanks to Fotoafdrukken Koninklijke Luchtmacht, the Royal Air Force, the IWM and images in the Public Domain.

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