Various items relating to Robert Allan Yorston

The items relate to the service of Robert Allan Yorston as a pilot in WWII. He was a student when war broke out and became a pilot in Coastal Command. He didn't take part in the Battle of Britain. He took his pilot training in South Africa before spending time in Cornwall and Iceland. He escort...

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Main Author: Their Finest Hour Project Team
Format: Text
Language:unknown
Published: 2024
Subjects:
British history
European history (excl. British
classical Greek and Roman)
International history
Their Finest Hour
World War Two
Africa
African
Battle
Battle of Britain
Britain
British
British Empire
Commonwealth
Empire
England
Flight
Medal
Naval
Navy
Photo
Photograph
Photographs
Photos
Sea Battle
South Africa
South African
Submarine
Training
UK
United Kingdom
Arctic
Cornwall
Iceland
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.25446/oxford.25911910.v1
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Summary:The items relate to the service of Robert Allan Yorston as a pilot in WWII. He was a student when war broke out and became a pilot in Coastal Command. He didn't take part in the Battle of Britain. He took his pilot training in South Africa before spending time in Cornwall and Iceland. He escorted convoys and undertook submarine patrols. His 269 Squadron got a submarine to surrender. He was awarded the Arctic Star medal. In 1995, he attended a reunion at Calderas Airfield in Iceland, although Icelanders had mixed feelings about the pilots during the war, as they were neutral. After the war, he returned to his studies and became an ENT surgeon. He retired in 1985 and died in 2016 at the age of 96. He left behind a wealth of material related to his war service, including log books, photo albums, medals, and heliographs.

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