Richard Rivaz volunteered for the Royal Air Force soon after the outbreak of the Second World War, but upon learning that at 32 he was too old to become a pilot, he instead trained as an air-gunner...vizualizați mai multeRichard Rivaz volunteered for the Royal Air Force soon after the outbreak of the Second World War, but upon learning that at 32 he was too old to become a pilot, he instead trained as an air-gunner. In the summer of 1940 he joined 102 Squadron based at Driffield, where he became rear gunner in an Armstrong Whitworth Whitley piloted by Captain Leonard Cheshire.vizualizați mai puține