More pictures from North Africa Circa 1941/2

[Blacksheep]

My own Dad often spoke about his time in the Royal Navy but with never a hint of combat. He only opened up about combat when he reached his eighties. He actually burst into tears when telling me about a night-time fight with E-boats off Cap d'Antifer when some of his messmates were killed.

[John Eacott]

Originally Posted by cyflyer

So your father was on Beafighters ? 272 sqn was a Beaufighter sqaudron.

So was 603 (City of Edinburgh) Squadron. Dad gets very morose about the allocation of (almost) every North Africa Beaufighter story being 272, when he and his mates on 603 did so much

[Peter-RB]

Hello John,
I hope your Dad will not be too sad about me bringing up 272, I now know my Dad was also with two other Squadrons whilst out there, and then he stayed with the 272 boys untill demob, I cant but help to think your Father and mine quite possibly walked or flew past or with each other being as how they were both in the same theatre of conflict, and as you and I are within a good drink of the same age range.. that makes it even spookier! Give my regards to your father, they are all preciouse men those who are still with us.

I watched a history programme about the original SAS men a few nights ago and was supprised to hear one of the originals say they were stationed when first being officially formed up at a camp at EDKU which I thought was an aerodrome, but I suppose the Army also used the same places and equipment even then.

Peter R-B
Lancashire