A post on another thread today --
FROM NIGHT FLAK TO HIJACK - IT'S A SMALL WORLD by Captain Reginald Levy DFC, lobbed in the letterbox this morning. Needless to say, all pressing, extraneous jobs clambering for attention, were ignored for many hours. It would not be right, or fair, to rave too much, let alone refer to the highly quotable parts. The greatest impression of all is undoubtedly that Reg Levy was blessed with a charmed life. The close shaves he survived, more often than not unscathed, give much pause for wonderment. It was the luck of the draw, again and again. Those who adamantly refute the notion of good luck, and its obverse, cannot have read much about those fliers who have, against all the odds, come through time and time again.
His affection for nearly every aeroplane he flew is palpable. Take the Mosquito , for instance. His conversion onto the Mossie consisted of reading the pilot's notes, then blasting off alone for a few circuits. The subsequent extensive damage that he and his nav sustained to their aircraft on low level bombing raids, and their miraculous returns home, rank close to the unbelievable.
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add to the Nevil Shute list of must reads, his autobiography, SLIDE RULE
GIFT OF WINGS by Richard Bach is a collection of essays and magazine articles.
The chapter called The Pleasure of their Company is brilliant. He lists all the writers to whom he
owes a huge debt of gratitude.
Last edited by Fantome; 12th Feb 2015 at 16:37.