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lympians at War Special Issue: CAPTAIN NOEL CHAVASSE VC & Bar: A MAN AMONGST MEN The term a€~Sporting Heroa€ has been used frequently to describe many people, but in the case of Noel Godfrey Chavasse it was particularly appropriate as he competed in the 1908 Olympic Games and won the Victoria Cross not once but twice. A BATTLE OF BRITAIN OLYMPIAN Donald Finlay became well known as a squadron commander in the Battle of Britain and perhaps famous as an Olympic athlete. Geoff Simpson investigates this wartime fighter pilot. AN OLYMPIAN IN UNIFORM Frederick Septimus Kelly was renowned for his prowess as a top-class rower a€ his final appearance in competitive rowing was at the 1908 Olympics. Then, in 1914, Kelly enlisted in the Royal Naval Division. Jon Cooksey and Graham McKechnie accompanied double Olympic Gold rower Steve Williams to uncover Kellya€ s wartime story. LONG HAUL LEADER Squadron Leader Bill Lucas, DFC, was an Olympic long distance runner and a Pathfinder pilot with Bomber Command. a€ THIS IS WAR, MY BOYa€ Howard Somervell was awarded the gold medal at the 1st Winter Olympics of 1924 for mountaineering. He also served as a surgeon in the First World War, an experience which changed his life. PLUS! THE DAY MONTY NEARLY DIED The war had been won and Monty had survived it all relatively unscathed a€" that was, reveals Peter Amos, until one day in August 1945 as he fl ew into Oldenburg in Germany. LAST STAND AT QATIA In April 1916, the Ottoman Turks made a determined effort to cut the Suez Canal a€" Britaina€ s vital link to its eastern empire. Only a handful of cavalrymen stood in their way. ESCAPE FROM THE DEEP When the submarine struck a mine and slid to the bottom of the Mediterranean, there was no hope for those on board. Yet against all odds, one man, by chance a passenger, managed to survive. a€ Ia€ M GOING TO BE SHOTa€ The three soldiers had escaped from an Italian PoW camp and had, allegedly, joined the Italian resistance. When they were recaptured they were told that they would be shot. WRONG PLACE, WRONG TIME Just the right amount of luck can give the victor the advantage. However, there are many instances of bad luck playing its part a€" as shown by what happened to the Luftwaffe in the early afternoon of 20 November 1943. BATTLING THE JETS In the closing weeks of the Second World War, the Griffon-engine Supermarine Spitfires of 41 Squadron encountered some of the Luftwaffea€ s jet aircraft, engagements that led to several victories. and much more!
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