In this episode Nick chats to Tim Osborne about the Lancaster that landed in Sark, the RAF Typhoon raids on the radars at Fort George, what went at the camps in Alderney and the German railway in Guernsey.
Tim is a tour guide, historian and commercial pilot. You can find some of his videosĀ here.
He tells the incredible story of the Lancaster that landed in a field in Sark. Ā
Other topics we covered were the railway that the Germans built, Typhoon raids on Fort George, Alderney and two Germans that were prosecuted.
We also talked about Zac Osborne, who at 6 years old, is probably the youngest historian in the Channel Islands.Ā You can find Zacās short videosĀ here.
Timās Guided Walks can be found on Facebook here.
You can find more about the Typhoon raid here.
Pictures below of the May 2024 visit to the Lancaster Field.
Timās video of some of the railway track is here:
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