BBCNEWS Sportsday July 13, 2024
Hurricane. Id had a shot at one of the bombers, and i was overtaking the squadron, so i turned to come back and have another go when i was hit. Maurice landed in these essex fields. His hands and legs were badly burned, and he endured months of treatment in hospital. The pain comes later. Oh, yes. Burns are rather uncomfortable. Hmm. Maurice mounsdon never flew again, but he did serve until the end of the war. Now, just three of his fellow Pilots Remain all of them over 100. But the courage shown in that long and costly summer will outlive all of them. Tributes to maurice mounsdon, one of the ...