I read the news about the death on Geoffrey Wellum on the BBC today and wanted to mark his passing in my own way. Wellum was a Battle of Britain pilot and he died at the grand old age of 96.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-44895703
Years ago, I read his book about his WW2 experiences entitled “First Light”. My Dad read it first and then urged me to do so as well ...
... and I wholeheartedly recommend it to anyone that wants some insight into the stresses and strains that Wellum and his fellow pilots were under on a daily basis. In his writing, he is open, frank and inspiring too.
In his late teens and early twenties, Wellum spent much of his time expecting to die (and at times not even caring if he did) and so it is rather fitting that, having survived the war, he went on to have such a long and decent life.
To borrow some sentiment from Winston Churchill, Wellum was one of the few to whom so many of us owed so much. And though we have seen his last light in this world, hopefully it will be burning brightly in the next.
Rest In Peace.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-44895703
Years ago, I read his book about his WW2 experiences entitled “First Light”. My Dad read it first and then urged me to do so as well ...
... and I wholeheartedly recommend it to anyone that wants some insight into the stresses and strains that Wellum and his fellow pilots were under on a daily basis. In his writing, he is open, frank and inspiring too.
In his late teens and early twenties, Wellum spent much of his time expecting to die (and at times not even caring if he did) and so it is rather fitting that, having survived the war, he went on to have such a long and decent life.
To borrow some sentiment from Winston Churchill, Wellum was one of the few to whom so many of us owed so much. And though we have seen his last light in this world, hopefully it will be burning brightly in the next.
Rest In Peace.
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