My grandfather flew Lancasters during the war. Here is a quote from one of his reports about the time he had to bail out of DS-845 EQ-T over France on the 25-Feb-44. I landed in a field near Chepy (Sheet 4, M 6579). While I was coming down a fighter dropped a flare right beside me. Just before I reached the ground I heard a whistle blow and a green flare was sent up. I hit the ground hard and, leaving my parachute, ran down the road. I walked into a field and went to sleep. In the morning I woke up and found I was quite near a farm house. I heard some German voices singing and I hid in a cattle stall on the side of the hill all day. The Germans spent that day searching the countryside. In the afternoon a German officer came right up to me and saw me lying in the stall, but he passed on. In the evening of 25 February I went up to a deserted house nearby and slept in a chicken coop. I remained there all next day. About 1600 hours (26 February) a man left the house. I followed him and hid for a few hours by the railway track. I then went back to the house and on the way met two men. I had no option but to speak to them (I speak a little French) and I told them I was in the RAF. I asked them for some food and for some civilian clothes. An hour later two men arrived on bicycles. I took one of the bikes and we walked through the village to a livery stable. I spent the night at a house belonging to one of my helpers. I hid all next day in a haystack, and while I was there a man came to see me and asked to see my identity discs and identity bracelet. At night I cycled with a guide to a house in St. Blimont (M 5887). A few days later I was taken to a house in Escarbotin (M 5885) where I met F/O Barnlund. From this point our journey was arranged for us -F/O Kenneth. E. Lussier DFO
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