WWII got my Dad out of the family business (painting & decorating etc) into the RAF in 1940 as aircrew, a job he relished & remained in until the mid 70’s, so I suppose you could say ‘an ill wind’ & all that. He always said that he must be one of the few people who did rather well out of the jolly old Fuhrers antics.
Very sad.
An easy accident to have as well, we were never encouraged to go up top to carry out dips etc, it’s so easy to slip or tip & go overboard, all our wagons had safety rails fitted, which had to be up & locked in place before you could venture up.
Could happen to anyone sadly 🙁
Great work Peter, missed this first time round, glad you added to it, looking forward to the next installment.
That is sad, one my dads old Shacks, he did a few hours on that one when it was on loan to 42sqn, I had a look around inside it a few years back, sadly not that complete inside.
Whats left of the armed forces, I’ll get me kayak out then 🙂
Hang on Trumper, I’ll get the dust off me air rifle so you can take that along with ye 🙂
Whats left of the armed forces, I’ll get me kayak out then 🙂
Hang on Trumper, I’ll get the dust off me air rifle so you can take that along with ye 🙂
Latest from Cornwall, bomb goes boom!
Famous clip shown on every BoB documentary @ 0:55
Must agree with a lot that has been said here, maybe one big difference was the Jerries willingness to try out new ideas, giving them a jolly good run up the flag pole to see how they fly (or not in a lot of cases) possibly this interest in technology, whilst in one way commendable, no doubt took valuable resources from their ‘bread & butter’ programs, 109’s 190’s etc, whereas the allies, particularly seemed to a rather more reserved approach to the new cutting edge & liked to explore it a little more before committing to a costly project.
Just my take on things.
From The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy….
LINTILLA: Is there anything you are prepared to talk about?
ARTHUR: Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness?
LINTILLA: What?
ARTHUR: I know – all non-starters really.
😀
From The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy….
LINTILLA: Is there anything you are prepared to talk about?
ARTHUR: Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness?
LINTILLA: What?
ARTHUR: I know – all non-starters really.
😀
All the best Jim, hope you’re back on here right soon 🙂
All the best Jim, hope you’re back on here right soon 🙂
Quite like the Sopwith scout/pup (or in this case to be really pedantic Dove 😉 )
but the Trafalgar roundabout ****-up (sorry, traffic improvement scheme) continues to cause delays!!
Indeed, caught up in that madness on Friday, couldn’t have dis-organised it better myself :rolleyes: