Sigh….:(

My friend witnessed this as he was coming back up the A1 in his artic from Thetford.

He saw the plane hit the power lines, and then the front window and pilots headset landed on the road in front of him. He stopped along with another driver, and they jumped throught the hedges, cutting themselves badly, and ran to the plane. A few minutes later a paramedic arrived, and sadly there was no pulse from the pilot.

He’s in bits at the moment at the thought of seeing someone killed in front of him.

On behalf of my good friend and fellow truck driver Trevor, and of course myself, our thoughts are with the pilots family.

I just sat and read that and it was bloody marvellous.
Thanks.
A.

That is a complete understatement.

I had tears in my eyes towards the end. This world would be in a more sorry state if it wasn’t for guys like these.

May their memory live forever.

Moggy’s lines are accurate. I did all about 5 years ago, and the feeling is oh so eerie.

At the Cafe, you can’t take pictures of the inside, but when you go in, it’s like stepping back 70 years as it’s like a time warp. It is/was owned by Monsieur and Madame Gondree’s daughter and even then she was getting on a bit.

The current bridge is a replacement, whereas the original is just over the road next to the museum, and you get a real feeling at the point where the gun emplacement is on the opposite side to the cafe of the Germans that were killed when the gliders landed.

Major Howard and the Horsas not too surprisingly feature rather heavily in the area, so when you go, do take your time when looking around.

And of course no visit to Normandy would be had without visiting one of the many cemetaries in the area, and there are many. It was the first time that both of our daughters had been totally silent in the 2 weeks we spent in the area when they saw the enormity of it all.

For Our Tomorrow, They Gave Their Today.

After the debacle that was ITV having the rights to F1, it would seem that it’s all down to cash and sponsors again. The BBC coverage is the best I have ever seen, and I’ve followed F1 for over 25 years. The mix is brilliant, the red button is outstanding, and the current team is very good with an excellent knowledge of what they do.

Why try to fix what ain’t broken?

Sure I agree that the BBC must reduce costs, but there are other, less successful programmes that could, and should be axed to save cash.

F1 has just took a step back 5 years.