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Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Apr 2019, 16:45
Replies: 12,908
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Posted By pettinger93

Not sure how appropriate this request is, but...

Not sure how appropriate this request is, but knowing how expert so many contributors are on this thread, maybe someone can help?
As mentioned earlier on in the thread, my father, Major Harold...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Oct 2018, 13:35
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,829,095
Posted By pettinger93

The skills of the Dakota crews always amazed my...

The skills of the Dakota crews always amazed my father: navigating 1000's of miles over enemy jungle often in monsoon weather with less than detailed maps, and manouvering at low level around cloudy...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Oct 2018, 13:11
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,829,095
Posted By pettinger93

My father visited the BBMF about 6 years ago to...

My father visited the BBMF about 6 years ago to see the Dakota they have there. He ( and I ) were royally entertained, and shown round and inside the Dakota, while a present day Army dispatcher...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Oct 2018, 16:35
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,829,095
Posted By pettinger93

Re Dakotas in Burma against the Japanese:...

Re Dakotas in Burma against the Japanese: Rawalpindi is a long way west of Burma, especially for glider operations. Perhaps it was a training base for operations into the Burmese jungle? My father...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Feb 2018, 14:52
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,829,095
Posted By pettinger93

Having been a shipbroker in the European coastal...

Having been a shipbroker in the European coastal trades for some 45 years, I can confirm that for many years all and any Russian coastal vessels calling at a UK port would depart back east with all...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Jun 2017, 10:17
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,829,095
Posted By pettinger93

During a tour of the Battle of Britain Memorial...

During a tour of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight hanger with my father ( a war veteran) we were told that one of the spits there was the actual aircraft that had inadvertently taken off with...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th May 2017, 12:50
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,829,095
Posted By pettinger93

During the relief of the first siege of Tobruk,...

During the relief of the first siege of Tobruk, my father , as a 2nd Lieutenant, was involved in the breakout southwards into the desert, to link up (it was hoped) with forces coming west along the...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Jan 2017, 11:56
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,829,095
Posted By pettinger93

My son is currently a serving officer in Royal...

My son is currently a serving officer in Royal Navy submarines and reports that not much has changed from the WW1 cartoon and comments mentioned by Union Jack. Submarines and surface ships still have...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Oct 2016, 11:10
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,829,095
Posted By pettinger93

Think my father said that the outboards as...

Think my father said that the outboards as delivered to him were American, basic and unreliable. He and his engineers had to semi-rebuild them to make them fit to use by the troops. Although we knew...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Oct 2016, 10:14
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,829,095
Posted By pettinger93

Have been reading the Burma and Chindit threads...

Have been reading the Burma and Chindit threads with interest. As I mentioned 'pilots brevet' a while ago, my father ( Harold Pettinger MC) was the Captain (later Major) in charge of the 'special...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Aug 2016, 12:59
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,829,095
Posted By pettinger93

My father, who served with the Chindits and...

My father, who served with the Chindits and gurkas in Burma against the Japanese, would never afterwards deal with them in business. His later job took him all over the world, and he happily dealt...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Mar 2016, 16:08
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,829,095
Posted By pettinger93

Christmas cards from the jungle

The Christmas card from the war zone must have been particularly emotional to receive. My father Harold Pettinger ( mentioned earlier in the thread) was away from the UK for 4 and half years, and...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Jan 2016, 10:12
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,829,095
Posted By pettinger93

pettinger romance

Warmtoast:


Feel free to post my father's Obit and the Times article here. Its all in the public domain. I havn't said more about Dad's story, since the subject seems to have drifted a long...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Jan 2016, 08:12
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,829,095
Posted By pettinger93

romance

Their reunion was indeed a lovely thing: their joy at meeting was heart warming. Its almost a Mills and Boon story. and we had thought of writing a book about it, but it would probably seem too...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Jan 2016, 11:20
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,829,095
Posted By pettinger93

troopship romance

The mention of the troopship down the Atlantic is similar to that of my father Harold Pettinger. He was a 2nd lieutenant in the Yorks and Lancs regiment, aged 20, en route to Egypt. He was on a White...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Dec 2015, 13:43
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,829,095
Posted By pettinger93

danny42c

Talking of the Chindit base workshop: A great deal of imaginative engineering improvisation took place there. One of the many items air dropped into the jungle were some of the earliest petrol...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Dec 2015, 08:50
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,829,095
Posted By pettinger93

danny42c

Re Dad's Kukri: Dad's weapon has no silver adornment, only a little detailed carving in the wooden handle. He told me that the blade was made for him in the Chindit base workshop by a Nepalese...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Dec 2015, 13:12
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,829,095
Posted By pettinger93

Javelinboy / Dannyboy42c / Brian48nav

Great to hear from you all. My father was injured while training for the first Chindit operation, and was not medically recovered enough for the second one, which was probably lucky for him ( and...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Dec 2015, 15:56
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,829,095
Posted By pettinger93

Air Supplying the Chindits in Burma

My father, (Captain, later Major) Harold ('Harry') Pettinger, who died last year aged 93 was responsible for the air supply of the special forces Chindits in Burma in 1943/44, using Dakotas and...
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