Let’s see how far this story gets us, the idea is to finish the sentence, you then start another sentence for someone else to finish that one and so on…….
‘The summer morning air at RAF Biggin Hill was fresh, the sky was blue, we sat around the crewroom and admin tents waiting for the bell to ring, for today was September 13th 1940, the Spitfires were fully armed and refuelled waiting for another mass assault by the Luftwaffe over London………
By: Moggy C - 13th October 2004 at 10:58
…… reported by Section Officer Harvey over that little incident yesterday with the WAAF Corporal, the engine hoist and the tin of low-melting point ordnance grease.
“Oh bother!” exclaimed Squiffy. “I was only ….
By: Arabella-Cox - 13th October 2004 at 10:45
…. the telephone rang.
Suddenly the mood changed; mugs of tea stopped en route to mouths, newspapers were lowered, eyes snapped across to stare intently as Flt Lt “Chuffer” Dandridge reached for the handset
“Mangrove Squadron Dispersal…. “
The tension in the room was unbearable.
“Sir… yes Sir… right away Sir.” Grinning, he replaced the receiver and turned to face the room.
“Station Commander wants to see you straight away Squiffy old son. Seems like you’ve been… “
By: Dan Johnson - 13th October 2004 at 09:39
….glanced up to see Pilot Officer Johnson enter the room.
“I hear they can teach monkeys to fly. Maybe that’s why they’re going after the zoo.Trying to tap into our manpower reserves.”
Squiffy groaned at Johnson’s poor attempt at humor.
“Get outside and make sure your Spit is ready to go. Never know when the *******s might show up again.!”
Squiffy’s growl sent Johnson out the door. Squiffy turned back to the gramaphone when all of a sudden……
By: Moggy C - 13th October 2004 at 09:16
………… by the Luftwaffe over London Zoo.
“They got the bloody Giant Panda yesterday” said the stony-faced adjutant, a veteran of that earlier war when knights of the air, in fragile biplanes, fought a cleaner, and somehow more decent conflict.
“Well I reckon that Bofors emplacement over by the aviary should dissuade the less adventurous b******ds from low level attacks on the polar bears” chipped in Squiffy.
Picking up the handle from the wind-up gramophone he…..
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