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One for men of a certain age. "Battle of Britain", starring Michael Caine and... well
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Sir David,
I'm again instructed...
:14:08
to emphasize that
the CAA wishes...
:14:11
to avoid further bloodshed.
:14:13
British Licensed Pilots is not
our natural enemy...
:14:16
the CAA offers guarantees
for the British Pilots
:14:19
if you give EASA
a free hand in Europe and the right to take all your jobs in England.
:14:22
Ryanair and Buzz
would like to flatten London...
:14:25
as a prelude to market dominance.
:14:27
It's two lumps you take,
isn't it?
:14:30
What's left of your aviation industry
:14:32
abandoned its weapons at Kemble and Cardiff
:14:34
You're defenseless
and just playing for time.
:14:37
We know of the moves
you're making in Crawley.
:14:41
We know the Department of Transport
won't be drawn in.
:14:43
Their Grant Shapps in London
gives you two weeks.
:14:48
So what's stopping you?
:14:53
Look, David. The CAA
is being very reasonable.
:14:56
He offers guarantees.
:14:59
Experience shows the CAAs
guarantees guarantee nothing.
:15:03
What about BALPA
:15:05
After our last appeal,
what do we hear?
:15:08
"We will fight them
on the beaches."
:15:11
With what?
:15:13
BALPA gets
carried away sometimes.
:15:15
With liquid courage.
:15:18
That's what they tell me.
:15:20
Clearly, you don't know him.
:15:23
David, we are not
asking for anything.
:15:25
Europe is ours.
:15:27
We can walk into Britain
whenever we like.
:15:31
If you think
we're going to gamble...
:15:33
on the CAAs guarantees,
you're making a grave mistake.
:15:37
All those years in England seem
to have left you none the wiser.
:15:41
We're not easily frightened.
:15:44
Also, we know how hard it is for
the CAA to organise a piss up in a brewery.
:15:49
The last little CAA Chairman
to try it came a cropper.
:15:53
So don't threaten
or dictate to us...
:15:56
until you're
marching up Whitehall!
:15:59
And even then we won't listen.
I'm again instructed...
:14:08
to emphasize that
the CAA wishes...
:14:11
to avoid further bloodshed.
:14:13
British Licensed Pilots is not
our natural enemy...
:14:16
the CAA offers guarantees
for the British Pilots
:14:19
if you give EASA
a free hand in Europe and the right to take all your jobs in England.
:14:22
Ryanair and Buzz
would like to flatten London...
:14:25
as a prelude to market dominance.
:14:27
It's two lumps you take,
isn't it?
:14:30
What's left of your aviation industry
:14:32
abandoned its weapons at Kemble and Cardiff
:14:34
You're defenseless
and just playing for time.
:14:37
We know of the moves
you're making in Crawley.
:14:41
We know the Department of Transport
won't be drawn in.
:14:43
Their Grant Shapps in London
gives you two weeks.
:14:48
So what's stopping you?
:14:53
Look, David. The CAA
is being very reasonable.
:14:56
He offers guarantees.
:14:59
Experience shows the CAAs
guarantees guarantee nothing.
:15:03
What about BALPA
:15:05
After our last appeal,
what do we hear?
:15:08
"We will fight them
on the beaches."
:15:11
With what?
:15:13
BALPA gets
carried away sometimes.
:15:15
With liquid courage.
:15:18
That's what they tell me.
:15:20
Clearly, you don't know him.
:15:23
David, we are not
asking for anything.
:15:25
Europe is ours.
:15:27
We can walk into Britain
whenever we like.
:15:31
If you think
we're going to gamble...
:15:33
on the CAAs guarantees,
you're making a grave mistake.
:15:37
All those years in England seem
to have left you none the wiser.
:15:41
We're not easily frightened.
:15:44
Also, we know how hard it is for
the CAA to organise a piss up in a brewery.
:15:49
The last little CAA Chairman
to try it came a cropper.
:15:53
So don't threaten
or dictate to us...
:15:56
until you're
marching up Whitehall!
:15:59
And even then we won't listen.
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....and not one word about Bomber Command's part in the "Battle of the Barges" which caused to harbours to be emptied well before the official end to the Battle of Britain, or indeed any reference that "The Few" in Churchill's speech were the "British Airmen" including Bomber Command and not just the fighter pilots - a myth that has been perpetuated for many years!!
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I see we won again and Micheal Caine didn’t blow up.
....and not one word about Bomber Command's part in the "Battle of the Barges" which caused to harbours to be emptied well before the official end to the Battle of Britain, or indeed any reference that "The Few" in Churchill's speech were the "British Airmen" including Bomber Command and not just the fighter pilots - a myth that has been perpetuated for many years!!
James Holland's book on the battle goes into the Bomber Command activity over France in attacking airfields and docks at night. well worth a read.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Battle-Brit...srpt=ABIS_BOOK
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Battle-Brit...srpt=ABIS_BOOK
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The efforts of Bomber and Coastal Commands during the Battle of Britain are well documented in "The Other Few" by Larry Donnelly DFM.
I know hindsight is 20:20 vision, but when you look at the air defence network we had in place, with Chain Home, the Observer Corps, the reporting and control network, Anti-Aircraft Command and squadrons equipped with some of the most modern aircraft then available, led by very intelligent and clever men, you almost feel sorry for the Luftwaffe.
