262881 F/Lt. Matthew John Spiegelhalter MID.Royal Air Force No. 57 Operational Training Unit from:Malton, Yorkshire My father, Matthew Spiegelhalter served at RAF Eshott during WW2, and he, my mother, and I lived at Longhorsley. Although very young at the time, I do remember visiting the airfield for a Christmas Show. My father ran the Spiegy Club, which put on the shows, etc., I believe, and I remember entertaining lots of people coming to our house. After the war, he kept in touch with other members of the Club, Jane Wheeler and Dorothy Leece were two of these. He was a Leading Aircraftman when Mentioned in Dispatches, and may have worked with radar. He died in 1951.
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