In World War Two, Sergeant Denys Teare served in the RAF with 103 Squadron. A bomb aimer on Lancaster bombers, he was returning home from a raid on Mannheim (his 15th mission) on the night of 
In World War Two, Sergeant Denys Teare served in the RAF with 103 Squadron. A bomb aimer on Lancaster bombers, he was returning home from a raid on Mannheim (his 15th mission) on the night of 5 September 1943 when the port inner engine took critical flak damage. The pilot, Warrant Officer Bob Cant, issued the order for the crew to bail out.
Denys landed in a tree. Once on the ground, he set off walking, trying to cover as much distance as possible before morning. He came across two local French conscripts, who had been ordered to guard a bridge in Bar-le-Duc by the German authorities. Ex