Another good way of donating, is to text the word POPPY to 80848, only costs £1.50, Poppy appeal receives 90p
Another good way of donating, is to text the word POPPY to 80848, only costs £1.50, Poppy appeal receives 90p
Bearing in mind a text costs about 5 pence, what happens to the othe 55p? ???
Another good way of donating, is to text the word POPPY to 80848, only costs £1.50, Poppy appeal receives 90p
There are now only 5 Brits still alive who served in the Great War
MG Mark
We flew Tony Iveson, one of 617 Sqns surviving aircrew in the BBMF Lancaster last week - first time he'd flown in one since his last trip in one 1945. An unusual RAF service history, in that he learned to fly in the RAF Volunteer Reserve before the war and then in 1940, he flew with 616 and 92 Fighter Squadrons, flying Spitfires out of Kenley during the Battle of Britain and survived ditching a Spitfire in the North Sea after a combat with a Junkers 88. After qualifying at the RAF's Central Flying School in 1941, he went on to be a flying instructor in Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe. On returning to Britain, he was was posted to 617 Sqn in 1944; amongst other operations, he flew on all 3 attacks that 617 made on the Tirpitz.
http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/DefenceNews/HistoryAndHonour/DambusterAceFliesTheLancasterAgain.htm (http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/DefenceNews/HistoryAndHonour/DambusterAceFliesTheLancasterAgain.htm)
Which leads neatly into the Bomber Command veterans, who will stage a unique tribute to their 55,73 fallen comrades (Bomber Commands casualty rate was a staggering 44.4% rising to a 60% loss rate if you include 29,839 prisoners of war and over 8,000 wounded) by wearing their Irvine flying jackets and carrying their flying helmets when they lay a wreath at the Cenotaph. On one raid alone on Nuremburg in March 1944, the Command lost 96 aircraft and with that more men than had died in the whole of the Battle of Britain. There's a campaign running at the the moment to raise the money for a memorial to the men of Bomber Command, bacause there isn't one....
MG Mark
We flew Tony Iveson, one of 617 Sqns surviving aircrew in the BBMF Lancaster last week - first time he'd flown in one since his last trip in one 1945. An unusual RAF service history, in that he learned to fly in the RAF Volunteer Reserve before the war and then in 1940, he flew with 616 and 92 Fighter Squadrons, flying Spitfires out of Kenley during the Battle of Britain and survived ditching a Spitfire in the North Sea after a combat with a Junkers 88. After qualifying at the RAF's Central Flying School in 1941, he went on to be a flying instructor in Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe. On returning to Britain, he was was posted to 617 Sqn in 1944; amongst other operations, he flew on all 3 attacks that 617 made on the Tirpitz.
Just finished reading "Bomber Boys", all about these unsung heroes.
Well put Bob.
part of it is the "political correct society" we now live in, dumping down of everything, so we don't offend the "minorities". Ba$tards should get a grip and realize how bloody close we were to talking German.
I changed an appointment today which was due to start at 10.30, I think it's important to have an act of collective rememberance tomorrow at 11.00.
PS Chris Z, Simon Z and myself went to the ceremony at the Cenotaph in London yesterday
I changed an appointment today which was due to start at 10.30, I think it's important to have an act of collective rememberance tomorrow at 11.00.
PS Chris Z, Simon Z and myself went to the ceremony at the Cenotaph in London yesterday
My dear chap,
Indeed, I am impressed - a veritable portfolio of gold stars deserved there - and, seriously, a beer or two from me next time we meet!
Mark
PS Chris Z, Simon Z and myself went to the ceremony at the Cenotaph in London yesterday