Not doing bad for a old un Kitty all of 81 now. Its all of 50 years since my army and and RAF days. If its not an impertinant question. how old are...
Hullo there, I did national service in the Royal Artillery on 3.7 ack ack, three monthd after demob, I signed on in the RAF, trained as electrical...
Hi Keith. Jokingly, once a gunner always a gunner! I was Royal Artillery 3.7 ack ack. Three months after demob I signed on in the Royal Air Force...
Hi. My identity card number was TKAW2913. My fathers army number was 13115021. my army nuber was 22084706 and my RAF number was 4069588. My ident...
Hi Keith Another gunner eh! I did my NS in the Royal Artillery, 3.7 ack ack. We were stationed at Bulford on Salisbury Plain. We were also sent to...
617 Squadron for Kitty Hi Kitty. I am still in contact with 617 Squadron. They are at RAF Lossiemouth and I am present regaling them with my...
The battle between 617 squadron and 9 squadron was still the going thing in the fifties when I was with 617 Squadron at Binbrook, I was elect/fit...
Me 163 The Me 163 was used during the war, it was faster that our fighters and could climb faster, it was capable of 600mph. for a while it played...
Hi Kitty. Sorry I didn't reply to you in December, my wife is ill and looking after a sick wife and six dogs doesn't leave much time for the...
Re Tiger Force. The aircraft designated for Tiger Force were Lincolns not Lancasters. The Lincoln had finished its testing by May 1945 and was in...
Strange Lysander. Have any of you seen the developement of the Lysander for bombing and strafing German troops if they landed on our beaches. It...
Blenheim Mk1. The Blenheim IV was a fair all rounder, but 114 Squadron found the Mk1 to be a killer in the first few months of service. They lost...
Hi. For many years I had in my possession, a piece of aluminium my grandad gave me. It was a part of a Zeppelin that was shot down over Grimsby in...
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