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Will Iredale on The Pathfinders

We interviewed Will Iredale about his new book, The Pathfinders

Will Iredale

Will Iredale, welcome to Aspects of History. Many congratulations on the book.You have written before about the air war against Kamikazes (The Kamikaze Hunters) in the Pacific theatre, and now you’ve turned your attention to The Pathfinders, the elite squadrons...

The Pathfinders: A Tragic Tale

The 80-year heartbreak of the WAAF who overslept and missed the chance to say goodbye to her RAF Lancaster pilot boyfriend hours before he was killed over Nazi Germany.

Will Iredale

For 19-year-old Gwen Thomas, it was love at first sight when she laid eyes on Bruce Smeaton, a handsome 23-year-old Lancaster pilot from Warrington. The year was 1943. Britain’s strategic bombing campaign over Nazi-occupied Europe was in full force. In the spring and...