Airman Missing
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Update: Canadian airman Bill Robertson’s return to the crash site in Hasselt made national news in Belgium. See the full clip here: Bill Robertson
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A Pembrokeshire airman, who was shot down over Belgium during World War 2, has enjoyed an emotional reunion with a former member of his crew. Pilot John Evans, who was born in Goodwick, was visited by his former bomb aimer, Bill Robertson, who travelled from Canada for the meeting. The two men are the last
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A few years ago while working on a book called ‘Airman Missing’, a short biography of RAF evader John Evans (no longer in print!), I became intrigued with those who had helped him evade capture in occupied Belgium. John, who was originally from Goodwick, Pembrokeshire, evaded the Germans for 114 days after his Halifax was
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Back in the 1970s the BBC produced a critically-acclaimed drama series called Secret Army.The programme followed the exploits of a group of ordinary Belgians who ran an evasion line, helping Allied airman return to Britain after being shot down.The series was based on the Comet Line, a network established by a young Belgian girl, Andrée
Greg Lewis 