You should explain to the majority of forumites who DG is, way before most of their times 🙂

If they can’t be ersed to Google him they don’t deserve to find out!

There used to be a web site devoted to fat reenactors, but it seems to have gone AWOL, believed eaten by hungry Obergruppensturmfuhrer.

Adrian

A very interesting selection, thanks for sharing them with us.

Could the Osprey be any uglier?

Adrian

That is indeed sad news, Moggy, but tempered by the thought of a long life well lived, which so many of his contemporaries were denied.

Although he served in Italy, I felt that he was a spiritual representative of the young men in B17s my father would watch going overhead – he particularly recalls counting 84 one dawn. We must be thankful he chose to share his experiences with us.

Rest in peace, Jules.

Adrian

It went on until about 6.30, with a break from 5.30ish to let visiting depart before the Edwardians came out to play. If you can afford the time next time you visit, do try to stay for them – they were a bit curtailed this time as the Bristol Boxkite wasn’t playing ball and refused to get up to flying speed whatever the mechanics poked, but the Avro triplane and the Blackburn monoplane did a couple of circuits before the Depurdussin hopped up the runway. It might not have the adrenaline of Kester Scrope’s Easy* (more like flower arranging in terms of adrenaline rush) but it’s one of the delights of OW.

Incidentally, yes, there were a lot of people. I’ve never seen OW so busy, Hopefully it’s made up for some of their losses in the last couple of years.

Adrian

*You might have missed this.