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Local folk would often scare the children with their tales of the "Lost Airmen of Upper Squiddlington", but truth be told, they had simply got on the wrong crew bus.
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"We'd rather be flying, but we've been volunteered for a survival exercise. 'Protection, Location, Water & Food' they said. Skip's got the tent strapped to his backside; the Navigator often knows where we are; the Co? It's always his round; and the Rear Gunner is carrying the means to kill a rabbit or two for supper. All sorted."
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What is this? Some sort of Ultravox video???
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And with one last gust of wind, the last of the blow up D-Day decoy B17's flew away...all that was left was to tell Capt. Mainwearing.
"No worries boys, this may one of those days we are better down here only wishing we were up there, than up there wishing the opposite."
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"I guess we're just a trade-off for bomb load. We should have bought Lancasters."
Some very good responses in my view, ladies and gents, and while I could have certainly picked more I'd like to mention some particularly chuckle-inducing captions here:
Satco's Whipping Boy:
Jim's Brother:
Squeaker:
Nutloose:
So close, but I'll have to award the coveted CST for this round to the slightly whimsical but still bloody funny ...
Traffic Is Er Was:
All yours TIEW!
Satco's Whipping Boy:
When Ginger said "pound for pound, he'd rather have the fuel" I did think he was joking.
"When his brief was simply, 'Kick the tyres, light the fires, last one airborne's a cissy', we had our first glimmer of doubt about our new ex-fighter-pilot captain."
Due to complaints that there were not enough sandwiches for a 10 man crew, the Commanding Officer took decisive action.
"I could understand them calling it Memphis Belle, but Yarmouth Slapper?"
Traffic Is Er Was:
Local folk would often scare the children with their tales of the "Lost Airmen of Upper Squiddlington", but truth be told, they had simply got on the wrong crew bus.
TIEW There is supposed to be the ghost of a lost airman that walks the bounds at Linton.
I personally also liked the one about Land of the Giants; it brought back some happy childhood memories watching that programme.
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Traffic,
A worthy winner !
Was at Linton long ago, but don't remember a ghost. Perhaps Commander (Air) had frightened him off ? Anyway, were no WFAF/WRNS there in my time (see below).
SWB,
Seems to be de rigeur for a RAF Station to have a resident Ghost (particularly if you have WRAF in the mix), as on dark, foggy winter night, it can be manipulated to your crafty advantage.
Teesside Airport (perish "D&TV" Airport) still have the old MSG one, who stuck to his pad after demob. Still used (by rascally drivers-airframe) to terrify overnighting hosties in the St.George Hotel (the old Mess).
Of course Leeming had one. Supposed to be the Nav of a Buckmaster (?) postwar crash. Dead Nav goes round No.1 Hangar at nights asking if anyone's seen his (dead) Pilot. Strangely enough, Leeming is also a WRAF Station (who would've guessed it ?)
Anybody,
Was there an aircraft there at all in the last pic ? Or was it just my duff eyes that I couldn't see one ? Or am I just stoopid ?
Danny.
A worthy winner !
Was at Linton long ago, but don't remember a ghost. Perhaps Commander (Air) had frightened him off ? Anyway, were no WFAF/WRNS there in my time (see below).
SWB,
Seems to be de rigeur for a RAF Station to have a resident Ghost (particularly if you have WRAF in the mix), as on dark, foggy winter night, it can be manipulated to your crafty advantage.
Teesside Airport (perish "D&TV" Airport) still have the old MSG one, who stuck to his pad after demob. Still used (by rascally drivers-airframe) to terrify overnighting hosties in the St.George Hotel (the old Mess).
Of course Leeming had one. Supposed to be the Nav of a Buckmaster (?) postwar crash. Dead Nav goes round No.1 Hangar at nights asking if anyone's seen his (dead) Pilot. Strangely enough, Leeming is also a WRAF Station (who would've guessed it ?)
Anybody,
Was there an aircraft there at all in the last pic ? Or was it just my duff eyes that I couldn't see one ? Or am I just stoopid ?
Danny.
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