New Book

Yes, thanks, Ian – see my e-mail today. I was looking for a new post from a Russian!
As said elsewhere, this is what Erik (a Pole) did for me –
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v164/photo04/RAF2/GO31-presentation.jpg

In the same vein as this – http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v164/photo04/RAF2/JX-O1.jpg – taken from this – http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v164/photo04/RAF2/jxo3.jpg from Michal, a Czech!

Or this, from Franek, another Pole – http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v164/photo04/RAF2/jeep900x251.jpg!!

= Tim

Hi Tim

This is the message on your Messages which you get when you click on ‘cotteswold’…

Hello My Dear Chap,

Please forgive my intrusion. I have noticed from your postings that you are a former RAF pilot of the war years. That is fairly well brilliant enough!

However, two recent posts of yours really set my eyebrows in an upwards direction. In one, you posted a photo with signature of Mikhail Gromov!! I wonder to myself, “how on earth did this bloke get such an item!?”

Then, I just looked at another thread where you have listed the aircraft which you have flown. On this sheet there is written on the left collumn, in Russian, “trainer” (Uchebniy, or учебний). Thus, I wonder, “how on earth did you know to spell that”? Indeed, I also wonder what aircraft was this trainer, assuming that you flew it?

May I be so bold to ask if you might have been with 151 Wing in Murmansk? If not, what was your connection to the USSR in the war years which allowed for these two extraordinary items to be possible?

Please forgive my curiosity, but you see my name is Erik Pilawskii, Soviet VVS historian. [you may see my website if you like http://vvs.hobbyvista.com/ ] Your items have really quite piqued my interest. And I wonder what other fascinating things you have to offer?

Yours in History, and with my greatest respect. Erik

Hope this helps

Best regards

Ian

It was a wild shot to keep my question alive – still can’t see the other writer!

No Tim, we’ve been in touch several times before. You gave me a picture of Kaj Birksted. 🙂 So we’re not the same person.

Strange – this am I have a request from a Norwegian writer.

Same person?

= Tim

No – can’t see my Русский друг – show me??

= Tim

PS Or should I have said rooski drook??

Dear Tim
Just read your biography ..take my hat off to you!!
Do you know that there is a letter from a Russian historian on your message board?
Best wishes
Ian

Ah, well! Thanks. I would like to have seen it on the earkier page, but I suppose it didn’t have much to do with the progress of the war??

= Tim

Tim

Have a look at page 242!

Fair point Andy. This one is a bit different however, in that it is a detailed history of the Second World War period with all the mistakes of the last No.1 Squadron history duly corrected!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v164/photo04/RAF2/pat.jpg

Pity he didn’t say she’s my Wife!!

= Tim

I must get hold of one….although I fear my bookshelf might soon collapse under the weight of No 1 Squadron histories!!!

I’ve heard of speed reading Tim, but that is pretty impressive!

Drem could you pm me directions to get there so I can have a look next time I’m up that way. I can find EF easily enough but there’s nothing of Drem visible from the same sort of distance as EF to give it away – unless I was approaching from the wrong direction of course. That often makes a difference. Kidlington/Oxford is easy to see from the road from most directions except South. The SE corner is hidden by trees and buildings (some of which are actually on land that was part of the airfield). The SW corner is hidden by trees until you are almost level with the South boundary.

New Book

Yup, thats where the system gets its name from and is fully explained about in the book.
Have to tell you that the book has a soft cover and is spiral bound,if you do have difficulties getting a copy I will see what I can do to help.
Regards Drem itself, believe me there is still plenty to see including a wonderful mural dating back to WW1 in what was the Officers quarters.
Book is £9.99.

Anybody interested in Scottish Airfields might like to know that there is a new book out called “Drem, Scotlands Spitfire Airfield” by Malcolm Fife.
It can be bought from Kesley’s Bookshop in Haddington East Lothian or probably through the printers GMS Enterprises (www.GMENTERPRISES.net), ISB Number 1-904514-35-9.
A really good read about one of Scotlands most important airfields during WW11.

wasnt drem where the aircraft landing light system was perfected hence them being called drem lights?:cool: 😎

Anybody interested in Scottish Airfields might like to know that there is a new book out called “Drem, Scotlands Spitfire Airfield” by Malcolm Fife.
It can be bought from Kesley’s Bookshop in Haddington East Lothian or probably through the printers GMS Enterprises (www.GMENTERPRISES.net), ISB Number 1-904514-35-9.
A really good read about one of Scotlands most important airfields during WW11.

wasnt drem where the aircraft landing light system was perfected hence them being called drem lights?:cool: 😎

link should be www.gmsenterprises.net

I think I may just have to get a copy. I’ve seen Drem mentioned in so many books om WWII aviation that a deeper study of its history is on the cards. I actually went looking for what’s left of Drem airfield a few years back whilst travelling back from East Fortune to my sister-in -law’s in Dunfermline. Didn’t find it though as there is not much left and it was so out in the wilds there was no one around to ask for directions.