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Title

Grounded in Eire: The Story of Two Raf Fliers Interned in Ireland During World War II

Publisher

Mcgill Queens Univ Pr

Publication Date

2002

Language

English

ISBN 10

0773511423

ISBN 13

9780773511422

Binding

Hardcover

Condition

Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition

Very Good

Weight

3 ounces

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Off-course after a failed mission over Frankfurt in 1941, Bobby Keefer, a former McGill football star, and his best friend Jack Calder found themselves forced to bail out of their twin-engine Wellington over Southern Ireland. Much to their surprise, rather than being returned to their squadron in England, they were interned for having violated Ireland's neutral airspace. In Grounded in Eire Ralph Keefer recreates his father's experiences in Ireland during the war.

After an unusual interrogation at the hands of the Local Defence Force in County Clare, Keefer and Calder were transferred to a makeshift prison camp in County Kildare B right next to a similar camp for German prisoners. There they found themselves subject to a surreal honour system that allowed them daily parole away from their internment camp, free to golf or cycle across the broad plains of the Curragh without any supervision. This system forbid escape attempts when they were on parole but bound them, as RAF officers, to attempt to escape upon their return to camp.

A colourful and often amusing record of events, Grounded in Eire offers insight into this little-known aspect of the war and provides a testament to courage, friendship, and perseverance in the face of unusual obstacles.

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