Got a grin on my face almost the size of Neil's! Great story!
Hopefully, no one turned to the ciggies!
So young to have completed one tour in Iraq already and then gets sent to Afghanistan.
Wow, never heard of him!
I hear ya there, Spidgeman!
Either wouldn't be a prob!
Oh, my knees! Speaking of which, have some pics of Denmark War Memorial to post.
We've been meaning to spend some time in Singapore for a short break so hopefully we can get organised enough to see Changi etc in detail rather than...
Nice one, Kyt, I've been pulling my hair out trying to find COs of 208 when in Greece. Really should get my act together re ready references such as...
I knew the name but couldn't link it. Didn't know about his Changi book. That'll be an interesting read. RIP.
Hmm, thanks, Kyt. I knew you would be answer something definitively. I think the key here might be 208's time in Greece and its CO/COs at the...
208 Sqn appears to have been the army co-op unit in the Greek campaign.
208 Sqn Battles Across the Desert - WW2 part 1
I thought I was on to something here ( The Story of 237 (Rhodesia) Squadron ) but there is no mention of deployment or detachment to Greece. Eritrea...
237 (Rhodesia) Sqn The Story of 237 (Rhodesia) Squadron
268 Sqn Air Force News :: Top Stories Interesting book, brief history of army co-op turned low level recce unit.
26 Sqn RAF Pilots in WWII Sq. 26
Btw, Gibbs ends up joining 39 Sqn and sinks that unit's first ship before the move to Malta. Will post about that later.
Or the way Juan Antonio Samaranch (sp :-P) pronounced it: Sydehknee
I'm currently reading Torpedo Leader by Patrick Gibbs as I build my knowledge of the anti-shipping/medium bomber ops in the Med. Excellent book so...
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