Fareastdriver, (Your #6354)
Wonderful Story. They gave you a
bed ? You had jam on it, mate ! - I got a straw palliasse on bare floorboards ! (and think yourself lucky, lad - don'tcher know there's a War on ?)
Your:
"...and a large proportion of pilots were trained in Rhodesia and Canada to relieve the overcrowding in the UK...." The real problem was what it was overcrowded
with - things with swastikas on them, Hurricanes and Spitfires chasing 'em, AA gunners loosing off at all and sundry that came within range, Barrage Balloon cables all over the place etc. Painting out all the Railway Station names and the Blackout at night didn't help any. Your poor old Tiger Moth trying to do C&Bs didn't stand an earthly !
But they were good days.......
Danny.