1939 - 1942
3 September 1939: UK declares war on Germany14 - 15 November 1940 Coventry Blitz
1940 - 1943
Drew probably based at RAF Charmy Down. He met Margot, who was working as an RAF driver in Exeter. They married on 21 March 1941 at Bathavon in Somerset
28 March 1941 Drew's brother, Sid was killed at RAF Middle Wallop - just a few weeks after his eighteenth birthday. 16 Days later on 13 April 1941, their father died in Lyme Regis Hospital On 28 March 1942, RAF Command carried out a bombing raid on the historic city of Lübeck creating a firestorm. 23/24 April 1942 Exeter