Grounded in Eire : The Story of Two RAF Fliers Interned in Ireland During World War II.
Keefer, Ralph.
Grounded in Eire : The Story of Two RAF Fliers Interned in Ireland During World War II. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (276 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Author's Note -- 1 The Trip Over -- 2 Slainte, and Welcome to County Clare -- 3 The Officers' Bar -- 4 Life on the Curragh -- 5 Celebrating Pearl Harbor -- 6 That Let-Down Feeling -- 7 Waiting for Tipperary -- 8 A Handy Corkscrew -- 9 The New Plan -- 10 Bus A, Please! -- Epilogue.
Off-course after a failed mission over Frankfurt in 1941, Bobby Keefer, a former McGill football star, and his best friend Jack Calder found themselves forced to bail out of their twin-engine Wellington over Southern Ireland. Much to their surprise, rather than being returned to their squadron in England, they were interned for having violated Ireland's neutral airspace. In Grounded in Eire Ralph Keefer recreates his father's experiences in Ireland during the war.
9780773564466
Keefer, R. G.--(Ralph Gardener),--1917-.
Calder, Jack,--d. 1944.
Keefer, R. G.--(Ralph Gardner),--1917-.
Calder, Jack,--m. 1944.
Great Britain.--Royal Air Force--Biography.
World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons, Irish.
Prisoners of war--Ireland--Biography.
Prisoners of war--Canada--Biography.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945--Prisonniers et prisons des Irlandais.
Prisonniers de guerre--Irlande--Biographies.
Prisonniers de guerre--Canada--Biographies.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945--Recits personnels canadiens.
Electronic books.
D805.I74 K44 2001
940.54/72417/092
Grounded in Eire : The Story of Two RAF Fliers Interned in Ireland During World War II. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (276 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Author's Note -- 1 The Trip Over -- 2 Slainte, and Welcome to County Clare -- 3 The Officers' Bar -- 4 Life on the Curragh -- 5 Celebrating Pearl Harbor -- 6 That Let-Down Feeling -- 7 Waiting for Tipperary -- 8 A Handy Corkscrew -- 9 The New Plan -- 10 Bus A, Please! -- Epilogue.
Off-course after a failed mission over Frankfurt in 1941, Bobby Keefer, a former McGill football star, and his best friend Jack Calder found themselves forced to bail out of their twin-engine Wellington over Southern Ireland. Much to their surprise, rather than being returned to their squadron in England, they were interned for having violated Ireland's neutral airspace. In Grounded in Eire Ralph Keefer recreates his father's experiences in Ireland during the war.
9780773564466
Keefer, R. G.--(Ralph Gardener),--1917-.
Calder, Jack,--d. 1944.
Keefer, R. G.--(Ralph Gardner),--1917-.
Calder, Jack,--m. 1944.
Great Britain.--Royal Air Force--Biography.
World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons, Irish.
Prisoners of war--Ireland--Biography.
Prisoners of war--Canada--Biography.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945--Prisonniers et prisons des Irlandais.
Prisonniers de guerre--Irlande--Biographies.
Prisonniers de guerre--Canada--Biographies.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945--Recits personnels canadiens.
Electronic books.
D805.I74 K44 2001
940.54/72417/092