THE ALLIED SPECIAL FORCES ASSOCIATION - UK is dedicated to creating the ALLIED SPECIAL FORCES MEMORIAL GROVE at the NATIONAL MEMORIAL ARBORETUM which will commemorate the men and women who sadly lost their lives whilst serving with ALLIED SPECIAL FORCES during World War 2 and in the Conflicts since.

**299 Squadron - Special Operation Service - P1**
Special Operation Service - Special Operation Service 2 - Memories - Arnhem De-briefs
Log Book - Service and Release - Responsibilities of a Prisoner of War - Editorials
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**Maurice and John Davis**
X9 - "Y" WORRY To my grandchildren, Wars are a terrible thing and some brought about for all the wrong reasons. This war (1939-45) was I believe, fought for the right reasons against an evil group (nazis) led by Hitler. They were determined to wipe out every Jew and take away all the things we believe in, free speech, free elections and many things we take for granted. I joined the RAF when I was eighteen and a half years old and served as a aircrew wireless operator - airgunner. Was I afraid? sometimes, mostly when I got back safely and had time to think, how the blazes did I get out of that. At times the training was more frightening. If you were towing a glider and the glider pilot flew too low, your tail would go down and your nose up, either way you could stall and crash. Coming back from Arnhem once we were flying back (tree top height to avoid fighters) following an avenue of trees with a dyke either side of the road. Ahead of us cycling like mad was this big fat man wearing a striped jumper. He turned his head to wave and rode straight into the dyke, we all laughed and it broke the tension. There are still evil men in the world who try to impose their ways. They try to take away our ways of life and I believe its worth fighting for and I would do it again. I hope and pray none of you ever have to go to war. Grandad Maurice Davis

Edmonton A.T.C. Report
	March 18th. 1942 This is to certify that 115936 Cadet Maurice Davis joined Squadron 1159 A.T.C. on the 16th. July 1941 and has received 150hours instruction. His present classification is W/OP Ground. He is a very steady & enthusiastic lad & is considered a suitable candidate for the R.A.F. Maths - a very satisfactory record in W/OP Syllabus. Steady intelligent & consistent application. Signals - Progress satisfactory & diligent. Morse sending speed - sending & receiving is 8 w.p.m. Aircraft Identification - Has done well in tests on well known types and with more practice should do well. Has made a number of excellent models. Armaments including Firing - (15 Rounds Table B) 80% Grouping 60% Application 55% Application. Sports - Completed in 1 mile Squadron Sports 1941. Trained regularly. Swam for Squadron in Inter-Squadron Gala. M.G. Pearce - Adjutant for O/C 1159 Squadron

Air Crew Wing - RAF Madley
Front Row Seated Cadets: - A Pope, J O'Dwyer, R Heath, S Buchan, Cpl. C Lawrence, Cl. Ldr. R Woodrow, Sgt Robinson, S/Ldr Holman, F/lt. Burke, Cpl. T Cruickshanks, Cpl. Kirk, Cadet D. Broomhall, J. Hubbard, A Evans, C. Crawley. Second Row Cadets: - A Leavey, A Brain, A Charlton, F Eden, F Waghorn, K Andrews, B Watkins-Jones, J Hayton, I Gillespie, B Sisman, J Holden, W Davis, N Haveland, F Grosvenor, D Averill, S Blyther, J Bewley Third Row Cadets: -J Woodward, D Clinton, G Ogilvie, Maurice Davis, H Plumb, K Ellam, A Lewis, J Elliot, J Gibson, G Dyke, S Madeley, A Raver, N Rixon, S Gallaugher, S Hynes Forth Row Cadets: - D Roberts, A Perkins, W Davies, R Townicliffe, D Withers, J McNeill, A Bell, J Longman-Edden-Clark, G Wilson, R Walker
As a Wireless Operator I was responsible for taking the Rear Gunners place if he was killed or wounded, and taking messages to and from base, or if the Navigator for any reason was lost I had to contact ground an duse Loop to get us back. I could read Morse and transmit at 26 WPM (Words Per Minute). At Whitchurch where we had our heavy conversion training from 2 engine to 4 engine aircraft. Training with Airborne, towing Gliders with Whitley Bomber. This could be very dodgy. Whitley's always flew nose slightly dipped. With a glider on tow this pulled the tail up more. So Pilot had to counter balance this. We had 4 crashes in Whitley's - two were licky to get away with it.

Special Operation Service
	We went onto Stirlings dropping supplies to the underground in France, Belgium, Holland, Denmark and Norway. We went out on our own on moonlight nights flying low so we could see the underground signals giving us the dropping zone. It could be 'A' .- flashing. The drop zone would be a field so we had to be very accurate.
	En-planing Paras of the 5th. Parachute Brigade and dropping them into battle.
	We went on a Bombing raid to Udem and at 10,000 feet we could drop 24 X 500 lb. bombs. We also crashed twice in a Stirling, once near Findhoven in Holland.
Towing a Glider Crew before Arnhem	Radio Operator

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