RE: Some discussions suck !!!

Hand.

If you feel you must go then so be it. But I don’t particularly understand your reasoning.

‘Some discussions suck’

Indeed they do and every one of us is guilty of either starting such a discussion or participating in it. Your ‘War or no war?’ thread has generated a lot of discussion and had a lot of views and in many ways can be judged a success. If, however, you think it has become ‘uninteresting’ you have the choice of ignoring it and moving on to something else. A discussion forum is obviously going to throw up a number of differing points of view, many of which are obviously going to differ from your own. That’s just the nature of the beast.

You have participated in many discussions while you have been a member of the forum and your contributions are just as valuable as the next persons. If you leave over this, the greater loss will be to you, not the forum.

Regards,

kev35

RE: Pilot grounded under drink suspicion

Wys.

That’s the question, they didn’t make it clear. It’s the accusation of the appearance of being drunk which is really worrying. Allegedly, this airport worker interpreted his (the pilots) actions as equating with being drunk. It’s quite possible that the whole thing has been exaggerated but the fact remains the pilot seemingly had alcohol in his bloodstream. If BA are operating what they say is a zero tolerance policy I can’t see any alternative to him being fired.

Reagrds,

kev35

RE: Percy Leslie Moxey

A couple of things.

Moggy,

have you any idea how P/O Moxey met his death? Or any other information which might give us a lead?

Snapper.

I don’t like to see graves overgrown but I don’t mind the discolouration which comes with age, in some cemeteries/churchyards where many of the stones have suffered the effects of ageing, the green deposits of lichen, the gradual greying and mottling of the stone, and in some cases the stones turn a sandy, beige colour. It somehow seems appropriate.

If I remember rightly, the cross in your photo is known as the ‘Cross of Sacrifice’ and are located at sites where there are a certain number of graves. I can’t remember the qualifying criteria but it may be on the CWGC website. The oblong stone at large military cemeteries, you have an excellent photo on your D-Day thread, is I believe, called the ‘Stone of Rememberance.’

Regards,

kev35

RE: War Cemeteries

Hi, Merlin.

Churchyards and municipal Cemeteries should also have details of burials such as plot and grave numbers. I don’t think they are always available and at one Cemetery near where I live I was told that all the records had been lost.

There is a CD-ROM which I believe is called the National Burial Index but I’m not altogether sure what it contains or the time period it covers. I’ll see if I can find out for you.

Regards,

kev35

RE: War Cemeteries

Moggy.

Same here. I think it’s an attempt to individualise them. Maybe it relates to something someone said in another forum, that five deaths are a tragedy, 5,000,000 are a statistic. Reading their names brings them closer to us and that’s exactly where they should be. Because of our shared interest in the past, their lives touch us constantly. Maybe in seeing a headstone, the books we read, the conversations we share and the simple fact that although their names may not be on our lips there is a certain knowledge among us that they will always be in our hearts. We can never repay the debt we owe, but at least we acknowledge there is a debt to be paid, and in so doing ensure that the courage, service and sacrifice of those who have gone before will always be remembered.

Regards,

kev35

RE: Canada Aviation Museum Collection

PII.

“Forget those…..what about the DC-3?!”

Your loyalty towards your favourite aircraft types is commendable, but, correct me if I’m wrong, isn’t there a considerable number of DC-3’s still airworthy, let alone decaying in a museum? While it is sad to see any airframe in such a condition, personally, my concerns would be directed more towards the DC-4 and the Beaufighter.

Regards,

kev35

RE: War or no war?

Jonesy.

“I just wish more people would have more concern about our lads than the political sensibilities of certain foreign nations.”

That’s exactly my point. People are prepared to go, even yourself as a reservist. I just don’t think it’s right to expect people to give up their lives in a war which is, so far, unjustifiable. If Iraq has WMD let us see the evidence. The excuse about war on terror doesn’t wash when even Tony Blair admits they have been unable to establish a link between Iraq and al-Qaeda. America claims to know of the existence of these weapons. So, with all their technological and military superiority, surely some way could be found of dealing with these weapons without an all out invasion.

Regards,

kev35

RE: War or no war?

So, Jonesy, it’s a good war and a just war.

Which unit will you be going into action with?

Regards,

kev35