From Cadet to Instructor: A Mosquito Pilots Shocking WWII Assignment
April 23, 2026
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as posted by the channelPearl Harbour changed everything. Within weeks, America was in the war — and suddenly needed pilots. Thousands of them.Colin Bell was sent to the USA to help train them.
At 105 years old, Colin remembers exactly what that moment felt like — the scramble, the scale, and the strange experience of teaching a nation to fly while a world war exploded around him.This is living history. There is no archive footage that comes close to this.
🎖️ Full interview with RAF Mosquito veteran Colin Bell on the channel now. 50 missions. 105 years old. Every word worth hearing.
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