Before the Second World War, Lionel Vivien Hudson, known as 'Bill, was a journalist with The Sydney Sun  newspaper in Australia but by 1941 he was a sergeant pilot with 11 Squadron. On 29 July 1944 he arrived at RAF Yelahanka in India as an Acting Wing Commander, taking command of No. 82 Squadron. Bill was tasked with converting the squadron from the Vultee Vengeance dive-bomber to intruder Mosquitos. His views on his rapid promotion were clear. ‘It was fairly easy to get ran

One of the great excitements for me is when a new book is published and I receive my first copies. At that stage, maybe two or three year's work is suddenly crystalised. For the first time I see what my readers will actually see. It is hugely fulfilling and then I await my readers' reactions! The day the first copies arrive! Jacky Reid, RAF Pilot, 605 Squadron ‘It has been an interesting course and I have quite enjoyed it – dying to get on to the next stage now! However, for