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225197 F/O. Wilfred Glennie Airs Royal Air Force 7 Squadron (d.29th June 1944) Flying Officer Bill Airs became one of the top navigators in the Royal Air Force with the famous Pathfinders Squadron who in Lancasters (and Mosquitoes) led the bomber fleets to the correct target and also had to circle it dropping flares to ensure all the fleet found it. The death rate was 1 in 6 for Pathfinders crews but he successfully completed his tour of duty of 70 missions and could have taken a safer training role. But he shrugged off his young pregnant wife's fears and volunteered for another 70 missions though he told my father that "every time I take off I just wonder if it's my last op". Cruelly, aged 29, on 29th June 1944 and their wedding date was the 29th, his flight was shot down and he was killed over the Pas de Calais, France, over a V1 rocket base. Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please type the first part our your email in the first box (eg. john.smith) the @ sign is added automaticallly, please type the second part in the second box (eg. gmail.com). Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.** Please type in the code shown here:    If you are unable to read the code please click here. If you have received an error message for incorrect code, please click to refresh the code before resending. This should overcome the error message.