Originally Posted by
Fonsini
Not exactly an epitaph, but I recall seeing a photo of a dejected looking Lightning pilot trudging back to the ops shed in the pouring rain while 2 technicians stared into the back end of his aircraft with torches. The photo was captioned with an excerpt from "High Flight".
Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of earth,
And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings
Wasn't that a Wren cartoon in an old RAF Yearbook, ca. 1980? Unfortunately, I don't have my collection to hand to check.
Can anyone confirm/deny?