Gaining An R.A.F Pilots Brevet In WW II
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Current Kindle reading is by a Daily Telegraph reporter who was embedded, almost accidentally, in the 'tip of the spear' in GW2. His introduction contains some fairly disparaging views on BBC reportage 
If the Kindle wasn't in our room, and I hadn't been suffering from Rum Punch, I coukd tell yu what the book was""
If the Kindle wasn't in our room, and I hadn't been suffering from Rum Punch, I coukd tell yu what the book was""
Wander00, totally agree. The standard of insensitive and crass reporting is appalling, those making the reports are witless when it comes to covering items where justice might be perverted and/or security operations compromised ... and the BBC "can't understand" why licence fee payers accuse it of political bias!!!
I suppose that's what comes of running an organisation occupied by a plethora with degrees in underwater Chinese basket weaving!
I suppose that's what comes of running an organisation occupied by a plethora with degrees in underwater Chinese basket weaving!
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...an organisation occupied by a plethora with degrees in underwater Chinese basket weaving!
A previous involvement of mine with the BBC flying group give me an insight into the employment practices of that organisation (the BBC not the flying group!)
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The BBC suffers from embedded organisational bias. Over time an organisation acquires an ethos and then hires only people who share the same ethos. As everyone in the organisation thinks the same way, they view anyone who thinks differently as being wrong and that they are guardians of the standard, Politically they're biased to the left, favour "diversity" and hire accordingly.
As another example, the armed forces have their own ethos, especially within the officer corps, and retain many quaint Georgian traditions of behaviour that are no longer shared by the population at large.
As another example, the armed forces have their own ethos, especially within the officer corps, and retain many quaint Georgian traditions of behaviour that are no longer shared by the population at large.
The Georgians? What did the Georgians ever do for us?
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...the RAF doesn't have "traditions"
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DP 198 Whisky at China Bay.
DP198 Whisky at China Bay, of 205 Squadron. It is the same aircraft as the one on the Thames at Tower Bridge. Only it was with 110 Squadron at that time.
It was made in Windemere as Mark III in late 1944, but converted to a Mark V.
DP 198 W along with ML797 P flew the last mission on May 15th 1959, over Singapore. Making DP 198 the longest serving Sunderland!
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It was made in Windemere as Mark III in late 1944, but converted to a Mark V.
DP 198 W along with ML797 P flew the last mission on May 15th 1959, over Singapore. Making DP 198 the longest serving Sunderland!
Lakomee.
Fascinated by Poona map, but cannot find our area. Away from home on hols, wifi not easy, and need to look up old stuff again. I remember crossing bridges short gharri ride from home with acrid smells from burning ghats on river banks so we can't have been far away. Thanks for posting this gem!
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After a quick look at the Google Earth thing, that map appears to have 060º at the top.
