This week marks the 75th anniversary of the Exeter Blitz and events are taking place to commemorate the bombing of the city. Many stories have been recounted as to what happened on the ground, but less is widely known about what happened in the skies above Exeter in the early hours of May 4, 1942. Here Michael Parrott, of the Exeter-based 307 Squadron Project, tells the story of the role of the airmen whose job it was to defend Exeter and the Westcountry
Read more: Exeter Blitz: 4 against 40 - the fighter pilots defending city
Read more: Exeter Blitz: 4 against 40 - the fighter pilots defending city
