We had a great visit from Mrs Clayton who helped us to find out lots about what it was like to be a young child in the war and about spitfire pilots. We were lucky enough to see some real silk maps and her father’s machete and log book from when he was a pilot. We also found out that he flew one of the planes that took Douglas Bader’s spare legs to Germany when he was a prisoner of war!
We really enjoyed her stories about hiding in the cupboard under the stairs too when there was an air raid and how she was frightened when she saw light reflecting from mice eyes! We also liked hearing about how her dad flew his plane over their street and tipped his wings and their neighbours used to complain about him showing off!