VJ75: Searching for the Missing
By RAF Museum
VJ75: Searching for the Missing Aug 13, 2020
VJ75: Searching for the Missing
Throughout the war it wasn’t known exactly how many RAF service personnel were missing or captured. In 1945, the end of the war in the East, the true scale of Prisoners of War, killed in action and missing were beginning to come to light.
Sir Glenn Torpy, retired Air Chief Marshal and previous Chair of Trustees for the RAF Museum, will be hosting the discussion on behalf of the RAF Museum. He will be joined by Mel Donnelly, from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, and Stuart Hadaway, from the RAF Air Historical Branch, to discuss the legacy of the missing and why historic cases are never closed.
This very special podcast is part of our VJ75: Never Forgotten programme. For all the talks, exhibitions and blogs that have been showcased this weekend please head to https://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/virtual-events/vj75-never-forgotten-RAF.aspx
Please note that this episode contains an oral history interview from 2008. Sergeant David Harrap is reading a letter from his time as part of a search party in the jungle in the late 40's. There is language used by Harrap which is of it's time, and could today be considered offensive. He uses the word "Coolies" which was used in the 40s to describe a native labourer. We feel it is important to maintain the historical authenticity of the source, but in no way condone the use of this word in any modern context.