Derek Till

Derek Till was born in the south of England and worked in the civil service during the early days of the war. He joined the Royal Air Force in 1941; after pilot training in Canada, Till returned to England to fly Lancasters (similar in size to a B-17) with three times the bomb tonnage. After V-J Day, Till was sent to Rangoon, Burma, to fly spare parts and supplies to small RAF detachments. He left the service as a flight lieutenant, and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross.