The day a Dambuster dropped in for breakfast
Summary
During World War Two, 14-year-old Kit Lawie unknowingly shared breakfast with Guy Gibson – a future world-famous Royal Air Force Officer, responsible for the Dambusters raid. Now 97, Kit remembers the encounter and reveals that Gibson, along with two other RAF men, stayed in her family's home near several military bases during a training mission.Key Facts
- During World War Two, Kit Lawie, then 14, met three unidentified RAF men.
- One of these men was Wing Cdr Guy Gibson, a future leader of Operation Chastise, widely known as the Dambusters raid.
- The men stayed overnight near Kit's family home during their training mission.
- The identity of the men remained unknown to the family at that time.
- The three men were on a special mission, which they kept secret from Kit's family.
- The men were attempting to reach a nearby RAF station in Woodhall Spa.
- One of the men, identified as Ernest Temple, returned after reaching the RAF station to thank Kit's family for their hospitality.
- The family kept a piece of paper with the men's names on it as a remembrance of this event.
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