Thank you to all my friends and family who have encouraged me and kept me going in the months it has taken me to write and edit this book. I want to give an especial mention to all in the RNA Cariad Chapter for their warm welcome and the motivation I always get from our monthly Zoom get-togethers.
Researching a new subject can be daunting but, thanks to the very helpful staff at the Imperial War Museum research room, I found out far more than I’d thought possible about the life of an R/T operator in Bomber Command. The International Bomber Command Centre in Lincoln also proved invaluable and, thanks to their superb digital archive, I now have inspiration for about twenty books!
As ever, huge thanks to my agent, Lina Langlee, and to Emily Bedford, my editor at Canelo, for all their hard work and encouragement. Here’s hoping we’ll have many more celebrations like the one in March!