I don’t think we’re ignoring the atrocities committed by the Germans, I would have expected the same reaction had this individual made the same comments about the actions of the Gestapo or SS.

To put things in some sort of comparison, the figures involved in the holocaust are well documented at between 10 & 12m lives, by contrast from the invasion of China in 1937 to the end of World War II, the Japanese military regime murdered some where in excess of 10,000,000 m people consisting of Chinese, Indonesians, Koreans, Filipinos, Indochinese and Western prisoners of war.

The generally accepted reasons given are that it was due to a morally bankrupt political and military strategy, military expediency and custom, and national culture, such as the view that those enemy soldiers who surrender while still able to resist were criminals, it is this last part that is the main reason behind Western abhorrence of the action of the Japanese, the treatment of POW’s.

In general the Germans treated western POW’s reasonably well. As far as I am aware actions such as the ceremonial beheading of a POW didn’t happen in German POW camps. However, yes there were executions for a number of reasons, the 50 from the great escape being the most notable and famous example of this.

On the other hand the Japanese, due to their mind set at the time, thought that anyone surrendering was lowest form of life and therefore treated accordingly, examples of ritual execution for the slightest misdemeanours have been regularly catalogued since the war.

More interesting than the Swordfish would be the compliment of 808 Sqn Fulmar II’s and 828 Sqn Albacores that the Ark Royal carried, that is if any were below decks when she went down.

It is called a ‘Road Angel’, Mark

I have a similar device that I married nearly 15 years ago; she just nags about the speed limits to a point where I have to comply to keep her quiet.

The “mother in law” version is even worse, she goes on about watching the speed limit whether I’m exceeding it or not.

Neither of them is particularly adept at aircraft recognition, though the present Mrs EN830 has been known to stop what she is doing to look for the source of a merlin/griffon engine, overhead.

Funny how, on my recent trips to the UK, on my own, Portsmouth Ferry terminal to Clevedon, which is just south of Bristol on the M5, would take 1hr 45. With the speed limiter sat in the passenger seat it would be in excess of 2 hrs.

JDK, Mark 12 doesn’t need synthetic electronic gadgetry. Over the period of his extensive and long life he has developed and fine tuned his ESP senses, “Exact Spitfire Positioning”.

He can now track, lock on to and identify over 200 Spitfire targets at any one time, over a radius of several thousands of miles, by, just, sniffing the wind.

The subject of the contents of those blasted sheds must be the most tedious subject in vintage aviation.Andy

Funny how they’re not listed on any official map and, when questioned about the subject, government officials deny knowledge of their existence.

Maybe they’re used for clandestine “black” ops by unseen people in orange balaclavas ????

Life would be a lot less interesting if everyone working on specific projects were to divulge to the last detail what they where doing. What would we have to speculate about then ????

Slightly off topic, what has happened to the Prince of Orange, he and his entourage are very conspicuous by their absence ?

isn’t there a company on jersey who have a good relationship with tfc?

Patina Ltd by any chance ????

Aston Martin DB5 it is then, better than some ropey old Spitfire……

I agree Chris, I’d rather have a DB5 over an ropey old Triumph any day.

As it’s the Great British Design Quest, that rules out the DB5 which was Italian Designed, half of Concorde as that would be French, as was the Mini Skirt, Dr Martens were German designed and Grand Theft Auto was/is part American.