23 - 29 June 2025 - Broad Chalke, Salisbury
Colin S. Bell (Distinguished Flying Cross – AE) served in WW2 on operations as a Mosquito Bomber Pilot. He was born in 1921 and joined the Royal Air Force towards the end of 1940. Following Pearl Harbour he was retained by the American Army Air Corps as an advanced single engine flying instructor responsible for training American and British Cadets. On his return to the UK in 1943, he converted to twin engine Mosquito Bombers and joined 608 Squadron (Pathfinder Group) based at Downham Market in Norfolk. During his tour of operations he carried out 50 bombing raids over Germany, 13 of them over Berlin. He ended his full time RAF service in 1946 carrying Diplomatic mail to Embassies situated in various parts of Europe and Africa. Post-World War II, he qualified as a Chartered Surveyor. He was made a Freeman of the City of London in January 1987 and of the the District of Huntingdonshire in August 2013.
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