I love that Biplane Aces site but the orange makes your eyes go funny :headhurt: Any good books on Gladbag flying?
Tell me next time and we'll do a deal!
Yes, I think it's fair to say this was before Woods got his eye in. Still, he appears to show promise in that snippet!
Sorry, Spidgeman, you've lost me, despite your post being a cracker of a read. However, Nicholson was lost in what looks like similar circumstances...
http://ww2chat.com/forums/biographies/1199-flight-lieutenant-william-joseph-timber-woods-dfc-raf-no-39605-a.html
Bloody hell, Pesola must have really poured the coal on! Good post, Spidgeman.
I even spelt it the "right" way! Day of Infamy - 66th anniversary today.
I noticed the sqn as well but didn't figure an error of sorts. After his BoB service and then two tours in the desert...of all the ways to go...
Bugger, that's sad. Thanks, Kyt. No indication of his death so far in the book and I've grown rather "attached" to him, if that makes sense and...
With you now, Ron, after your edit! :becky: Good one. I didn't get it straight away either, AR, but I wasn't that slow. :becky: Only kidding....
I thought maybe it had something to do with his initials, JJ or JJO, but couldn't work it out definitively.
Squadron Leader James Joseph O'Meara D.S.O., D.F.C. Just came across this. Interesting little site. Am intrigued how he got the nickname...
Earned his nickname because of his big moustache and, when relaxed, apparently looked like a Mexican! BoB pilot with 602 Sqn, I've seen reference to...
P/O "Snake" Rattle
Never ceases to amaze me how many cruisers the RN had. Always seem to be seeing names I haven't heard of.
Two sites I had not come across before. Thanks guys.
Vietnam-era soldier's remains found | NEWS.com.au A TEAM has found the remains of Australian soldier Lance Corporal John Gillespie, who died in a...
A mate in NZ just said the people kicking up the biggest stink about the stolen medals are the family that SOLD the medals to the museum!
Just read this in Ron Cundy's excellent A Gremlin on My Shoulder. Derek Gilpin-Barnes, IO on fighter sqns: Certain attributes were essential;...
There's no direct quote from Sir Max in the article either so...
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