Certainly an experience you don't hear of too much. World War II vet honored 60-plus years later for bombing mission - CNN.com He's an airman,...
El Paso/Las Cruces News, Weather, Sports and Entertainment - KDBC 4 - We are CBS! | Body from World War II ID'd as NM sailor SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) -...
Sounds like you're more capable than the rest of us, Gavin! I'll see if I can be cheeky and get in touch with the SAAF archives somehow.
A couple of poignant sentences there with reference to her extensive armour and that she was due for replacement in 1941.
Raising the wreck will be an interesting proposition - who knows how good she is structually.
I like it. A bit of colour too which makes a nice change.
A man of incredible fortitude to survive his time as a POW. RIP.
Good work by those guys to bring a forgotten pilot's life to the fore.
Good on him. A wonderful comparison to be made between the cockpits of the Mossies and modern-day Typhoon.
Prisoncare, have you read Charles Page's Wings of Destiny?
Good to see you back, Mike.
Mr Bannister is from another generation - the one that has the guts to stand up for itself. If it happened again, he'd probably wade in again even...
I choose not to answer this question as it did not need to be asked...:becky: Really? See you at the World Cup then... They never have. I...
95 Squadron? WEST AFRICA and No. 490 (NZ) SQUADRON | NZETC The rest of that link makes for interesting reading including the VC for Trigg....
The annoying thing I've found with Melbourne's heat is it keeps building throughout the day. At least Perth would give it a blast through to say...
Going nicely here at home at 2300 hrs.
It was an adventure reading that obit. Imagine the adventure of living that life! RIP. Another two books to track down, me thinks.
Possibly a West African detachment for a UK-based squadron?
Hi Gavin Many thanks for your information and welcome aboard! To be honest, I kept hitting dead-ends while looking for information so, for want...
Odds? Never did understand them well enough. I think you know you'll have a considerable advantage numbers wise whereas I'll on have The...
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