The Scramble

To succeed under pressure we have to trust.

Every day brings the same routine for the Royal Air Force’s pilots. Wait.  Stare at magazines, but never turn the pages.  Watch the hands twitch around the clock face.

As the morning wears on the pilots think, “It’s almost too late, the Germans won’t be coming.” Continue reading

The Mahogany Bomber

Are we leading our teams from behind our desks?

Squadron Leader Don MacDonell’s pilots had a thirty minute release.  The weather was deteriorating and Group command didn’t want them sitting in their planes waiting for the skies to clear. The Germans wouldn’t fly in this weather.  With the grey clouds scudding across the hills, they’d never be able to find their targets.   Continue reading