| Event type: | Monthly Meeting |
| Date: | Tuesday 5th May 2026 |
| Time: | 14:30 |
| Venue: | Leigh Community Centre |
A talk by Andy Strange
The Royal Air Force Special Duties (SD) Service was a secret air service created to provide air transport to support the resistance movement in Axis controlled territories. The service helped develop and support the resistance by bringing in agents, wireless operators and supplies.
Speaker: Andy Strange’s special area of interest is the Air War during WW2 both by the RAF and the USAAF. He has visited many former airfields in East Anglia and carries out archive research into their history. His interest in WW2 has been a lifelong interest. His Uncle was a RAF fighter pilot and his Grandfather served in North Africa, Italy and Northern Europe with the 8th Army. Andy is as interested in ordinary people’s stories as much as the published ‘history’ of the conflict. He spent many years working in Broadcasting but is now semi-retired.