Memories of a reserved occupation the a PNB
Author: Gareth Owen
An oral history interview with Roy Arnold. Interview Date 18/06/2013
Roy Arnold born 1926 in Cadnam, New Forest. Roy was still at school in Totton at the outbreak of the WWII. After schooling he went to work at Hampshire Carbodies in Totton where he worked in the sawmills, specifically on the Dovetail machines making ammunition boxes and work on wooden aircraft. His job was classified as a reserved occupation. In 1943 aged 17, Roy volunteered for the Air Training Corps and was trained as a Pilot Navigator Bomb aimer (PNB). He joined up in 1944.
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Interviewed by: Sue Jackson
Transcription by: Leander Johnson
Checked by: Liz Rolf
Audio Editor: Cosmic Carrot
Date: 1943