iworkwhippets 13,132 Posted March 18 Report Share Posted March 18 RIP owd lad, 5 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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jukel123 9,263 Posted March 18 Report Share Posted March 18 (edited) I'm always staggered at the courage of men and women during the war. Imagine Paddy and his mates flying those flimsy tin boxes being shot down and then back out again. Imagine men and women being parachuted behind enemy lines in darkness. I'm scared just thinking about it. Amazing people rise to the surface in emergencies. Edited March 18 by jukel123 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pesky1972 5,633 Posted March 18 Report Share Posted March 18 6 hours ago, jukel123 said: I'm always staggered at the courage of men and women during the war. Imagine Paddy and his mates flying those flimsy tin boxes being shot down and then back out again I was in Grangemouth on the river Forth last year and they have a memorial to over 70 pilots who died.., mostly just in training. As well as British there were Kiwis, Aussies, Belgians, Czechs, Poles, Dutch, Irish, American and Canadians all trained and died there. I believe although you could be conscripted to the RAF, aircrew were all volunteers. Between the UK and her allies tens of thousands of airmen died in training and accidents. Hemingway may well be the last of ‘the few’ but the efforts and sacrifice of a great many young men from all over, was absolutely enormous. Incidentally, I think I’d rather have gone up in a spitfire and at least had sense that I could fight back. The guys from bomber command that flew night after night, and probably lost friends and comrades daily yet still went out again to face the barrage of German guns must have been terrified and over 50,000 men were lost flying bomber raids over Europe. May they all rest in peace. 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chartpolski 27,418 Posted March 18 Report Share Posted March 18 I’d never heard of the old lad before today, but what a hero ! Shot down four times, one time his ‘chute didn’t open and he landed in a tree ! Him and his squadron downed over 90 enemy aircraft in a week. During the Battle of Britain, he was flying five sorties a day, at the age of 21 ! A hero, a true hero ! Cheers. 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
waltjnr 7,909 Posted March 18 Report Share Posted March 18 48 minutes ago, chartpolski said: I’d never heard of the old lad before today, but what a hero ! Shot down four times, one time his ‘chute didn’t open and he landed in a tree ! Him and his squadron downed over 90 enemy aircraft in a week. During the Battle of Britain, he was flying five sorties a day, at the age of 21 ! A hero, a true hero ! Cheers. Same Charts ,wasn't aware of him ,a real hero ,and don't think hero is enough ! Above and beyond, if only he couldn't stop the current invasion, RIP thank you ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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