Paint? So far as I recall.

Fuel? And they could still get airborne??

= Tim

PS I seem to be the only one whose face is exposed. How about the rest of you biting the bullet? Much nicer – & helpful – to know who one’s talking to.

Here we are again! http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v164/photo04/RAF2/100th-2.jpg

“Been there“? Skin deep!! Just re-reading “The Hurricats” & thinking myself SO fortunate in missing all the “fun”.

And live & learn? An early CAM ship was “bound for Houston, Texas”. Forgive my ignorance, but even though I’ve flown through their “twin peaks” en route Biggs AFB, never realised that Texas had a seafront.

Go stand in the corner!!

= Tim

Where did the heat come from??

Note that the Russian run CAM ships were not used in the deep winter.

But I know what it can be like – on our return, we lost a lifeboat & had to offload all our ballast & chip ice off the vital parts. The ship then had to go in for re-fit!

Can only add that flying the Rapide/Dominie was like using a sewing machine!!

= Tim

PS Would it have been an 86 or 89 that used to take us to Jersey pre-war, landing in St Aubin’s Bay?
PPS Google suggests it might have been the 84?

That’s good to hear, Dilip!

Food dislikes? Wednesdays or w/e best for me.

= all the best for Christmas, Tim

Never the twain shall part??

Never heard tell on’t!!

Oh, dear! My spelling.

Thought for a moment that you might be a Squadron Leader!

Yes – nice photo – Arthur Clowes, Wittering, October ’40.

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

Jeep – one side & I did it.