'No Return Flight" tells the story of the search for the 27 men that glided into the Arnhem area on 18 September 1944. Their Horsa, one among hundreds of plywood gliders, launched them into the cauldron that would be remembered as the Battle of Arnhem. After landing the Glider Pilots and the Air Landing soldiers wished each other good luck and went their separate ways. Possibly never to see each other again. More than fifty years later one of the Glider Pilots, Sergeant Morley 'Taffy' Williams, met a Dutch journalist on ...
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'No Return Flight" tells the story of the search for the 27 men that glided into the Arnhem area on 18 September 1944. Their Horsa, one among hundreds of plywood gliders, launched them into the cauldron that would be remembered as the Battle of Arnhem. After landing the Glider Pilots and the Air Landing soldiers wished each other good luck and went their separate ways. Possibly never to see each other again. More than fifty years later one of the Glider Pilots, Sergeant Morley 'Taffy' Williams, met a Dutch journalist on one of his annual visits to the commemorations in the Netherlands. Williams had been haunted all these years by the thought what had happened to his passengers. Well into his eighties he didn't feel strong enough to find out himself anymore, so he asked the Dutchman to help him. This resulted in a kaleidoscope of many moving personal accounts. Further consequence was a heart-warming reunion between Morley Williams and some of his passengers. You can watch the video of their actual meeting through a link in this book. It also rekindled the search for several of Morley's passengers who are missing to this very day. "This has been an incredible journey for me and my sisters learning more about grandad. It's really opened my dad up to talking about him and brought tears to our eyes learning about what an amazing man he was. My dad is truly enjoying learning about the other veterans and men connected to Grandad Walker. What a fabulous journey! " Sue Walker (granddaughter of William 'Johnny' Walker). "As the first ever Battle of Arnhem historian, Dutch Lieutenant-Colonel (retired) Theodore Boeree (1879-1968) wrote shortly after the war: "The Border Regiment were the backbone of the defence of Oosterbeek." Haks Walburgh Schmidt's book No Return Flight - 13 Platoon at Arnhem 1944 confirms that Boeree was right. The Borders were an exceptional kind of soldier, proud of serving with 1st Battalion, praised for its high standards. Credits to Haks for not only making them exceptional soldiers but also real people." Captain Geert Jonker, CO Recovery & Identification Unit, Royal Netherlands Army.
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