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Mr & Mrs Rudy and Henrietta KleckaKlub Kontinental This story begins in 1938 when Adolph Hitler signed the Munich Agreement and regained control of the Sudentenland portions of Czechoslavakia. He did, of course, not stop there; instead he occupied the whole of Czechoslavakia. President Edward Benes then told his people to leave the country if…

We can be very grateful indeed to Peter Turner who was landlord of the George and Dragon Inn from 1992 onwards. He was involved in this fascinating story of the lost flag and worked hard to solve the mystery. A great story and we are hoping to add to it in the future. Peter also…

Kazimierz F KRAWCZYK (Pilot) buried Heanor CemeteryJohn LASKOWSKI (Second Pilot) Aged 25 buried Manchester Southern CemeteryAndrzej J PLUSA (Observer) buried Newark on Trent CemeteryKarol DUTKIEWICZ (Wireless Operator) buried Newark on Trent CemeteryStanislaw DOROSZ (Air Gunner) Aged 24 buried Newark on Trent Cemetery This crew first flew together on the 8th January 1943 in Vickers Wellington…

257 SQUADRON (Burma) 257 Squadron was stationed at RAF Exeter from the 21st Sept 1942 to 6th Jan 1943. Sqn Ldr G A Brown DFC took over the sqn on the 23/9/1942. The Squadron began using bombs in early 1944 against “ No Ball” targets— the V1 flying bomb sites. The crest shows the squadron’s…

247 (CHINA BRITISH) SQUADRON Rise from the East 247 Sqn was stationed at RAF Exeter from 17th May 1942 to 21st September 1942. On the 17th February 1942, it was decided due to increased enemy attacks to move “A” Flight permanently to Exeter. “A” Flight remained at Exeter under the command of Fl/Lt Shimmon and…

310 SQUADRON at RAF EXETER 310 Sqn was stationed at RAF Exeter from May 1942 to June 1943 carrying out offensive sweeps and bomber escort missions in Spitfire VBs and VCs. As recorded by Fl/Lt Ford in the Operational Record Books, the squadron had a busy time, taking part in Operation Jubilee initiated from RAF…

GORDON TAYLOR OF TAYLORS PAINTS Gordon Taylor of Taylors Paints (W E Taylor and Son Ltd) at Bishops Court, Clyst St Mary, played a major part in saving the George & Dragon wartime ceiling. His quickness and presence of mind meant that some of the ceiling boards were saved from ending up in rubbish skips…

This video was created by Peter Turner in 1995 for the D-Day 50th celebrations and it is a wonderful memory of the St George and Dragon Inn. It features Ailsa Loaring

Wartime joke from P/O Prune WESTERN MORNING NEWS 26/10/1940 “Sir I ‘aven’t ‘ad a drink for days,” said the tramp to the landlady of the George and Dragon, “ and I ain’t got no money. D’yer think yer could spare me a drop?”“ Certainly not” replied the landlady.“ Thank yer” said the tramp and slouched…

Beautiful stain glass commemorative window 1939 to 1945 WW2 in St Peters Church Budleigh Salterton.Featuring St George and the Dragon. COMMEMORATIVE FRAMES – ST GEORGE AND DRAGON INN. Most of the ceiling panels, made of thin pressed cardboard, were in a very fragile and dilapidated state when we acquired them in 2010.We recorded approximately 200…