Excellent personal account of a pilot during WW2

Just great listening to Les recounting his wartime experiences as pilot flying the iconic Lancaster.

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wonderful

To hear Les himself recount his experiences with such humility was extraordinary. What a wonderful man. Huge respect and thanks.

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Real Heroes

My grandad was a pilot/flight engineer on the Lancaster too, so I had a vested interest and was not disappointed. Very interesting tale from someone who did it.

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Now that’s a proper legend

Love it , the way he spoke about his crew, the innocents of it , totaly loved it , ty to all bomber command , the boys who survived and the ones who gave the ultimate sacrifice RIP

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TOP BLOKE

Legend used far far too much , for footballers, MPs, pop stars, ALL bluffers!
This mans story is nothing but heart warming.
When WE ALL stood and faced the odds. Legend is a truly fitting tribute to this man!

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Amazing veteran

This wonderful veteran Lancaster pilot recounts his war time memories as if he was sitting with you having a cup of tea. A humble, polite and humorous gentleman. RIP Les, thank you for your bravery.

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Joy by name, Joy by nature!

This ebook was a lovely surprise. It's more of an interview than an ebook with lots of laughter which really brings out the author, Les Joy's personality. I wish Les could narrate all my other ebooks.
Towards the end of the book Les states that he is 88 years old. This is amazing. He sounds about 50 and his memory of events is abnormally good!
I highly recommend this ebook to absolutely anyone.
I have googled Les but as yet can't find out that much about him. I do hope he's doing well.
If in the future someone asks me that question "Who in the world would you most like to have lunch with"? It won't be a difficult decision!

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Such a pleasure. Thank you, Les

What a lovely experience. To hear the man himself, telling his story as to a friend. I love hearing RAF war stories and memoirs, but this one really stands out. It's as though he's invited us into his living room, hopefully with a wee snifter, and we're relaxing into deep armchairs as he tells his tale. Not all action, nor so much detail about the flying, but (in this case, I think you'll agree) that isn't important. There's more to a pilot's memoir than fluing. I've sat and listened -- totally enraptured -- to other ex-servicemen telling their stories. This brought back memories of those friends and heroes, now gone. Such a privilege and a real pleasure. One of the best RAF memoirs available on Audible. Thank you for sharing, Les.

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so good that these memories were captured

I grew up in Lincolnshire with the old airfields around and some of the stories. l used to love it when the Lancaster used to fly round the county, the noise of the engines is so distinct which is captured here. It is humbling the way they just got on with what they had to do. if only more of these stories had been saved in this way before they were lost forever.

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I very much enjoyed this book

Les Joy recounts his experiences and memories in a marvelously relatable and thankfully palatable way. What a gem this is. As well as being a good read for the average bod like me, It should be on the school history curriculum.

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