RE: War Cemeteries
Nice story Moggy. I like walking around the Graves of the ones who gave their lives for freedom. It is better when you are there yourself or with someone who doesnt talk too much when you are visiting graves. Just out of coincidence I was out photographing a grave and crash site today (see pic Below).
I was once critisised, and the guy was pretty angry, for not going to the Rememberance Sunday service at the local war memorial. He was pretty upset at me and went off on one. Now I must admit I would like to go to the service every year but I havent been the last few years. But when he was going on at me I dont think he fully knew my situation and who or what I was. We had been talking and he asked me if I had been to the srevice I said no I didnt go. He started to say things like call yourdself interested in the war and things like that. To which my reply was why would I need to go to a service when I Think of and Remember our war dead every single day. I explained that I was more than just interested and that I researched aviation and more or less everyday I read about or went over notes about our war dead. He stopped going on at me and started with the old war stories.
This is a pic of the Solitary RAF War Grave in Macmerry Churchyard.
The fact that it is the only RAF grave is fantastic as the Church is right next door to the airfield and infact the Mortuary is said to be on the church grounds but I have yet to find anyone who knows what building it is.
The pilots name is Burman he flew his Mustang through a set of H/T wires and was said to be decapitated. His plane flew on and buried itself into the field on the airfield before the engine shot out of the earth and on for a further 600 yards.
Here is the pic of his Grave
PS what do you think of the picture quiality. Feed back please.
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