Discover the fascinating facts and surprising timeline of the All Creatures Great and Small's author's WWII experience.

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Donald W. Downing was assigned to the 557th Tactical Fighter Squadron during the Vietnam War.

Wing Commander Clive Beadon was dive-bombing the Burma-Siam railway in an RAF Liberator, similar to the plane pictured, when his aircraft was hit - The Print Collector via Getty Images)/Hulton ...