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Forum: Military Aviation

30th Nov 2015, 15:25

Replies: 22

Colditz - ITV

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Posted By Pontius Navigator

LB, my new Stone KD in 1973 did not work in 1983....

LB, my new Stone KD in 1973 did not work in 1983. It had shrunk horribly since I married and Mrs PN did the necessary.

Forum: Military Aviation

30th Nov 2015, 12:08

Replies: 22

Colditz - ITV

Views: 4,058

Posted By Pontius Navigator

MPN, in contrast, the following year we had to...

MPN, in contrast, the following year we had to fly in civvies for the flag stop at Dakar and while allowed to disembark during refueling we were required to hang around on the edge of the apron near...

Forum: Military Aviation

30th Nov 2015, 09:51

Replies: 22

Colditz - ITV

Views: 4,058

Posted By Pontius Navigator

Back to the issue kit in 1960, we were issued two...

Back to the issue kit in 1960, we were issued two sets of socks. One thick and indestructible for wearing with boots. One lightweight for wearing with shoes. I put them on the first time, pulled...

Forum: Military Aviation

29th Nov 2015, 20:10

Replies: 22

Colditz - ITV

Views: 4,058

Posted By Pontius Navigator

collar stud compass

Even better as it is apposite to the thread (for a change) but this link shows a button stud compass. With attached collars a chance would have been lost:
A Husband's Most Secret War in MI9 IS9 -...

Forum: Military Aviation

29th Nov 2015, 19:55

Replies: 22

Colditz - ITV

Views: 4,058

Posted By Pontius Navigator

I also suspected that uniforms were sent to...

I also suspected that uniforms were sent to Germany, interesting as they might have been used by the Germans as in Battle of the Bulge, however see Wiki and MI 9, https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/MI9

Forum: Military Aviation

29th Nov 2015, 11:11

Replies: 22

Colditz - ITV

Views: 4,058

Posted By Pontius Navigator

Chug, I believe a lot of uniform came from stores...

Chug, I believe a lot of uniform came from stores captured at Dunkirk. However before the evacuation lots uniforms had had acid poured over them.

Forum: Military Aviation

29th Nov 2015, 09:57

Replies: 22

Colditz - ITV

Views: 4,058

Posted By Pontius Navigator

OD, I wrote to Au Wai Lam and my KD was posted to...

OD, I wrote to Au Wai Lam and my KD was posted to AS I.

PS, like OD, I was conned into buying one set of "KD" in Sleaford. The shirt was sort of green and the below the knee shorts in a brown...

Forum: Military Aviation

29th Nov 2015, 09:21

Replies: 22

Colditz - ITV

Views: 4,058

Posted By Pontius Navigator

TTN, you do me a disservice I said we were...

TTN, you do me a disservice

I said we were ISSUED with 6 and only permitted to send two a week to laundry, hence the attraction of plastic. Dhobi was a non-starter as we had no laundry facilities...

Forum: Military Aviation

29th Nov 2015, 07:09

Replies: 22

Colditz - ITV

Views: 4,058

Posted By Pontius Navigator

Colditz - ITV

I watched Colditz last night and could recognise many on the POW threads and it was interesting to see how MI 9 was drawn in to story line. One thing however jarred. Shirts.

The shirts they wore...

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