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A World War II RAF veteran tells the dramatic story of D-Day, his survival after being shot down by the Germans, and his journey back to Allied lines.
The day after D-Day, the most momentous day of the Second World War, Frank Holland was an RAF pilot whose Typhoon aircraft had just been hit by German antiaircraft fire during a low flying attack on a marshaling yard in Normandy.
He managed to take the aircraft up to 1200 feet but then the engine went dead and his Typhoon soon began heading towards the earth at an accelerating and frightening speed. Struggling frantically, he just barely got free of the cockpit and baled out four or five seconds before the crash. His parachute didnt open but he fell into a wood, crashing through the branches of an oak to dangle precariously fifteen feet up. Breathing hard, he experienced a few seconds of relief at survival. But then he realized German troops would be swarming around within minutes. He had to get away, and fast . . .
So begins Franks tremendous adventure as he evaded capture for months, sometimes by barely a whisker, to make it back home to the city of his birth, Cambridge. A riveting true story told in a masterly fashion.

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First published in hardback 2007 This edition first published 2009 Published by - photo 1
First published in hardback 2007
This edition first published 2009
Published by
Grub Street
4 Rainham Close
London
SW11 6SS
Copyright Grub Street 2009
Copyright text Dr Adam Wilkins and Frank Holland 2009
British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data
Holland, Frank
D-Day plus one: shot down and on the run in France
1. Holland, Frank 2. Escapes France History 20th century 3. World War, 1939-1945 Personal narratives, British 4. France History German occupation, 1940-1945 I. Title II. Wilkins, Adam
940.548141
ISBN-13: 9781906502324
eISBN: 9781908117526
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission of the copyright owner.
Cover design by Lizzie B design
Typeset by Pearl Graphics, Hemel Hempstead
Printed and bound by MPG Ltd, Bodmin, Cornwall
Grub Street only uses
FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) paper for its books.
With thanks to Hart McLeod, Cambridge
Contents
From left to right Fred Catherine Holland Frank and Doris Frank with his - photo 2
From left to right, Fred, Catherine Holland, Frank and Doris.
Frank with his parents on Yarmouth beach Frank as a chorister Final - photo 3
Frank with his parents on Yarmouth beach.
Frank as a chorister Final choristers outing Frank aged 16 top right - photo 4
Frank as a chorister.
Final choristers outing Frank aged 16 top right Frank and Margots - photo 5
Final choristers outing Frank aged 16 (top right).
Frank and Margots wedding Canada December 7th 1941 Frank on first trip - photo 6
Frank and Margots wedding, Canada, December 7th, 1941.
Frank on first trip to France with Mary Tibbetts Frank Margot and baby - photo 7
Frank on first trip to France with Mary Tibbetts.
Frank Margot and baby Paulette 1943 Frank front row second left with - photo 8
Frank, Margot and baby Paulette, 1943.
Frank front row second left with training squadron in Canada Members of - photo 9
Frank (front row second left) with training squadron in Canada.
Members of 184 Squadron at Westgate from left to right Frank Len Thorpe - photo 10
Members of 184 Squadron at Westgate, (from left to right) Frank, Len Thorpe, Archie Lamb, Mike Jones, and Dick Houghton.
Frank with his fellow 184 Squadron colleagues The Typhoon The granary - photo 11
Frank with his fellow 184 Squadron colleagues.
The Typhoon The granary at Lion dOr where Frank spent almost two weeks - photo 12
The Typhoon.
The granary at Lion dOr where Frank spent almost two weeks The annexe to - photo 13
The granary at Lion dOr where Frank spent almost two weeks.
The annexe to Henri Lairs farmhouse where Frank stayed in Norrey-en-Auges - photo 14
The annexe to Henri Lairs farmhouse where Frank stayed in Norrey-en-Auges.
Franks identity card as Roger Gasnier Franks first return to - photo 15
Franks identity card as Roger Gasnier.
Franks first return to Norrey-en-Auges late May 1945 just after the end of - photo 16
Franks first return to Norrey-en-Auges, late May 1945, just after the end of the war.
From left to right Frank Andr Delattre Henri Lair and Roger Hervieux - photo 17
From left to right: Frank, Andr Delattre, Henri Lair and Roger Hervieux.
Outside the Lairs farmhouse on a later visit Marie Lair Ginette Lair their - photo 18
Outside the Lairs farmhouse on a later visit. Marie Lair, Ginette Lair (their daughter), Frank and Henri Lair.
Frank with Henri and Marie Lair at the Memorial de Bayeux in 1994 during the - photo 19
Frank with Henri and Marie Lair at the Memorial de Bayeux in 1994, during the 50th anniversary commemoration of D-Day.
At the Typhoon Memorial at Noyer- Bocage May 2004 Receiving his medal to - photo 20
At the Typhoon Memorial at Noyer- Bocage, May 2004.
Receiving his medal to commemorate the 60th anniversary of D-Day Frank - photo 21
Receiving his medal to commemorate the 60th anniversary of D-Day.
Frank receiving part of the wing of his plane in a ceremony at Croissanville in - photo 22
Frank receiving part of the wing of his plane in a ceremony at Croissanville in May 2004. On the right is Yves Delaunay, the son of the man who owned the field in which Frank came down.
Typhoon pilots pay their tribute at the 60th anniversary of D-Day at - photo 23
Typhoon pilots pay their tribute at the 60th anniversary of D-Day at Noyer-Bocage. Third from the right is Kit North-Lewis.
With wife Olga and daughters Polly right and Louise left May 2004 - photo 24
With wife Olga and daughters Polly (right) and Louise (left), May 2004, Noyer-Bocage.
With Alice Lair sister of Henri in May 2004 Franks spontaneous rendition - photo 25
With Alice Lair (sister of Henri) in May 2004.
Franks spontaneous rendition of O for the wings of a dove in the church at - photo 26
Franks spontaneous rendition of O, for the wings of a dove in the church at Norrey-en-Auges in May 2004.
Prologue
Today, everyone goes to France. Its one of the chief holiday destinations for Brits. But long before it became so popular, more than 60 years ago, I visited France, not just once but twice. The two trips, however, could not have been more different. The first, when I was 22, was with two friends, in the summer of 39, just before the war. It was a young persons motorbike holiday. We saw a lot of France, its villages and countryside, probably covering over 3000 miles, going in a big clockwise loop out from Calais, and around the north and east, then south through Nice. We had planned the trip well and it was great fun.
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