St. Omer Archives - Mechtraveller https://mechtraveller.com/tag/st-omer/ Mechanically-minded travel Wed, 02 Aug 2023 11:43:42 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 In the footsteps of Douglas Bader https://mechtraveller.com/2018/06/in-the-footsteps-of-douglas-bader/ https://mechtraveller.com/2018/06/in-the-footsteps-of-douglas-bader/#comments Tue, 19 Jun 2018 14:05:59 +0000 https://mechtraveller.com/?p=3360 The French town of Saint Omer in the Pas-de-Calais, is marking its role in the 100th Anniversary of the formation of the RAF, with a guided tour of the local sites linked to the famous WW2 fighter ace and double-amputee, Group Captain Douglas Bader. The name Douglas Bader is well-known to any Brit over 55 […]

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