Our Thread.
Smudge,
The Moderators are absolutely right to let us old-timers natter on like this. It is exactly the purpose of a Forum - it is a perfect example of the "Virtual Crewroom" I like to imagine in cyberspace.
It is this "loose rein" which has made this the Prince of Threads in "Military Aircrew", ever since Cliff Nemo (RIP) started it years ago. My humble story (as the last RAF Pilot who Gained his Wings in WW2 - at least the last in captivity on this Thread) acts as a sort of a wick in a candle, on which the comments, suggestions, queries and (if needful) corrections coagulate like wax. Or at least I hope it does.
What it must not be is a monolgue. I submit this analysis to the Moderators, who will correct me if I am wrong.
Thanks for the compliment ! (More Post soon),
Danny.