Story 1. The Peculiar Death of Peter Gibbs

In December of 1975, a light aircraft took off from a hotel in the west of Scotland on a recreational flight.

It did not return, and when evidence was eventually uncovered about the loss of both the

plane and its pilot, there were more questions than answers. This week we try to unravel the

complexities surrounding the peculiar death of Peter Gibbs. groups. And then Between 1944 and 1945, pilots of the Royal Air Force's 41 squadron participated in some of the most dangerous aerial engagements of World War II.

Equipped with the most recently upgraded model of the Supermarine Spitfire,

the British aviators were involved in a series of high-profile missions

against German targets,

repeatedly putting their lives on the line in the hopes of bringing

an end to the conflict.

Having spent a lengthy period of time acting as escort fighters for the waves of American bombers

which were laying waste to the urban and industrial targets in the heart of the Reich.

41 squadron were temporarily transferred to cover the Allied landings on D-Day,

before being urgently tasked with defending London from Hitler's new V-1 flying bombs.

They would see out the war having participated in the ill-fated operation market garden in the Netherlands,

before conducting ground attacks in support of the invasion of Germany.

Amongst their number throughout this tempestuous period was a 24-year-old pilot named Peter Gibbs.

Like many of his comrades, he was released from service with the REF at the end of hostilities,

but this did not prevent him from pursuing his dreams.

In due course, he went on to obtain his private pilots license and would spend the next 20 years taking to the skies as a member of the Surrey Flying Club.

As well as his passion for aviation, Gibbs was also a keen musician and was sufficiently

skilled to earn membership of the London Symphony Orchestra for a time. But alongside his musical talents, it became clear

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