I think that could well be a DO28 meat bomber.

I’m not sure if this ventures into malice or banter, but in any case, play nice.

Probably GD would be a better place overall as it is general interest. Eggy went to my school…

If you Google it, this forum always come out well, so here’s old an thread with photos from 2004.

http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?t=26834

Fascinating. I feel like I’m almost there seeing the action. Who needs YouTube?

You get a good appreciation of what those guys can do for you regardless who you are or your predicament. I don’t think this is instilled at PPL level. Perhaps they could market themselves better? Perhaps some are scared of potentially mis using an emergency service? I’d like see it become part of a decision making process if things look ropey. If you say had two hours fuel, they could find a choice of airfields up to 200 miles away and guide you there. I’d rather declare a PAN, land at Heathrow in VMC and nark off a few bus pilots, than end my days on hardus granaticus in IMC. Isn’t Strasser’s AOPA weather diversion waiver scheme still going?

Dads parents both worked the land around here, so did their bit outside of the armed forces. Mums parents were too young! Mums mums dad was in the army. gran reckons though a Devon man he was in the kings own Scottish borderers. He saw action in Dunkirk and was taken PoW during action, which I have taken an educated guess at being the loss of Crete. Apparently hit on the head during an ammo drop, gran then thinks he was placed into a Stalag Luft camp (huh?), escaping and avoiding contact all the way home upon liberation. I really ought to get his service record and properly research this.

Grans grandad and his brother were apparently riggers or fitters in the RFC.