Wander00
Regarding the occupant of the near end of the seat, I think most would agree that Monty was in some respects his own worst enemy. Though the 14th Army adored him of course. However, let no one be in doubt, 'his' great victory over the Axis in North Africa was made possible only by the Allied air campaign, which made it impossible for Rommel to supply and operate his forces in the open desert. The Martin
Baltimore, being one of the aircraft supplied by America, that was highly effective in the Western Desert (provided it had adequate fighter cover). It was the successor to the
Blenheim, and as Arthur's previous CO, John Jeudwine, remarked, the
Baltimore' was a much better aircraft. He commanded a squadron of them after 84 was lost in the Far East.
But regarding the occupant at the
far end of the seat, if I'm not mistaken, the Herr Chancellor has from somewhere acquired a British Army uniform!
