What a combination, Danny42C and Geriaviator! You capture completely the love and affection that came from all here who were privileged to read Danny's numerous entertaining and informative posts. He grasped at once the opportunity this challenging new internet technology provided him to tell younger generations of his journey from Liverpool schoolboy to gaining the OP wings, plying his trade of dive-bombing the Japanese Army, and returning to a peace time RAF and thence HMC&E. After a few hesitant tries wherein the PPRuNe dog repeatedly ate his homework, he was soon the equal of any latter day blogger.
We miss your wit, your amazing memory, your gentle manner Danny. Thank you for taking us to a far off country of which we then knew little but we now know so much of. I see that the movie Midway is now released. We learnt the significance of that victory from you, along with so much else. You told your story and spoke for a generation that you always denied was special. With respect, Danny, it was, and so were you.
Goodbye dear friend.
Chug