We few, we happy few, we band of brothers who have taken the Oath, worn the uniform & even loitered in harm's way occasionally.
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Phyllis Latour: The secret life of a WW2 heroine revealed
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CharlieOneSix » Sat Oct 14, 2023 1:31 pm
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The last of the 39 female SOE agents has died in New Zealand aged 102.
What a story! With a report like this I'm surprised that she survived:...
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An admirable group.
Our French tutor at Grammar School was a wonderful lady, terribly direct and with the odd habit of walking through the corridors...
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Mon Nov 13, 2023 8:27 pm
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The saddest day in Maritime Aviation Operations
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G~Man » Thu Sep 01, 2022 9:14 pm
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Most know, some do not---before going rotary I was in the RAF and flew on Nimrods with 201 Squadron and then the Nimrod Flight Trials Unit.
On the...
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On September 2nd 1995 Nimrod MR.2 XV239 was lost when she crashed into Lake Ontario during an airshow with the loss of all crew.
With respect to...
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Thu Sep 01, 2022 9:31 pm
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Tue Nov 23, 2021 11:46 am
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WWII sites
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sidevalve » Mon Feb 24, 2020 6:43 am
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I'm sure many of us have, in our travels, sought out sites made famous (or infamous) during WWII or previous conflicts..
I went to the Menin Gate...
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Some years ago I carried out vehicle brake tests on a commercial vehicle (medium range truck) using the hills of the Obersalzberg region
around...
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Tue Sep 21, 2021 3:02 pm
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Battle of Britain 77th Anniversary - 15th September
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Alisoncc » Fri Sep 15, 2017 2:37 am
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They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the...
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... Near the snow, near the sun, in the highest fields,
See how these names are fêted by the waving grass
And by the streamers of white cloud
And...
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Wed Sep 15, 2021 8:32 pm
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Banter?
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G-CPTN » Fri May 14, 2021 6:55 am
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I can imagine that what would have been considered 'banter' is no longer acceptable.
‘I was just in shock and so much emotion came over me – I was...
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This is true.
The F27 had a known problem in that the vertical and rear stab deicer boots could come adrift, not visible on a walk round, but in...
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Thu Sep 09, 2021 5:34 pm
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Sun Jun 06, 2021 5:45 pm
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Military Records in Civillian Life
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ian16th » Mon Sep 28, 2020 10:35 am
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I'm starting this thread because of something that cropped up on the Stupid things you did as a child... thread.
The exposure of Ricardians hideous...
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Ian, or were civil offences but are now actively condoned including BOAC's back to back sex. He wasn't on Jaguars was he😂?
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Last post by Pontius Navigator
Mon Sep 28, 2020 1:34 pm
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Someone been a naughty boy??
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4mastacker » Sun Jun 16, 2019 8:51 am
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Oh dear, Standards appear to have fallen.
I didn't know crisps and chocolate bars were classed as food in the orfficers mess.
An ex-lance jack...
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We had a detachment for three days at Coltishall from Prestwick. Got back from the pub to find the bar was closed so tried fishing through the grill....
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Last post by FD2
Sat Sep 26, 2020 5:02 am
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Captain of HMS Queen Elizabeth "reassigned" to new role
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CharlieOneSix » Fri May 17, 2019 8:21 am
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The Captain of the aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth, Captain Nick Cooke-Priest, has been reassigned following his use of an official car on...
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After filling in time going through this thread this skit comes to mind.
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Last post by prospector
Mon Jan 13, 2020 8:13 am
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One more War II Veteran is gone
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Rwy in Sight » Sun Nov 03, 2019 7:38 am
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The current Mrs RiS grandfather's was a WWII veteran and fought in Northern Africa in the battle of El-Alamein with the then GRAF on one of its...
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With the exceptions of our parents and very few teachers, those veterans are the people to whom we own our freedom and so many more things.
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Last post by Rwy in Sight
Tue Dec 10, 2019 7:35 pm
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Remembering the good but sometimes scary times.
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Alisoncc » Sun Nov 10, 2019 10:24 pm
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November the 11th is rarely remembered in Oz these days. Haven't seen a single red poppy anywhere in my local town, except mine of course. But...
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Pub refuses to serve anyone not wearing poppy on Remembrance Day
‘Everyone should be wearing a poppy,’ says Sean Donnelly
Anyone who orders a...
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Last post by Capetonian
Mon Nov 11, 2019 7:29 am
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The Cold War looms again
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lasernigel » Mon Apr 16, 2018 11:21 pm
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I did my bit 75-77. Crash outs once a month to some unknown area on Soltau. Saying unknown but Willy with his bratwurst wagon always seemed to turn...
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As it happens the Nimrod couldn't kill a submarine until late 70s, as the passive torpedo was too slow and the high speed one fuse didn't work until...
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Last post by Pontius Navigator
Sun Jun 02, 2019 7:14 am
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100th Anniversary of the end of World War One - a thought provoking image.
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4mastacker » Sun Nov 04, 2018 7:25 pm
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I came across the following, very thought provoking image on another site. It's not my image so I hope the owner doesn't mind me posting it here at...
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I watched the Peter Jackson film last night, which I found informative and a little shocking.
I suspect that the content was sanitised to permit...
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Last post by G-CPTN
Mon Nov 05, 2018 12:29 pm
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American escapees
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Hydromet » Sat Jun 30, 2018 5:03 am
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Just because I saw it yesterday...
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For monuments and historical actions like that we should include the French for fighting successfully the Germans as well as the British (for the...
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Last post by Rwy in Sight
Sat Jun 30, 2018 7:37 pm
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RAF 100th Anniversary - 1st April 2018
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admin » Thu Mar 29, 2018 5:02 am
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Will be busting a gut to get the site upgrade finished before the 1st. Wouldn't want to interrupt the festivities on the 1st. To all ex- and current...
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Ah, but the rebellious amongst us will always try to shave an inch or two off =))
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Sun Apr 01, 2018 12:56 pm
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Remembrance Day and the Real Message
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admin » Sat Nov 07, 2015 11:23 am
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Long been a bit iffy about Nov 11th and Remembrance Day. Not the reason but more what it should mean to those attending services, and also younger...
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Er.....Western Australia has a tidy group of a dozen or more "boys" who meet up regularly for lunch every two months!
The SA lot make...
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Last post by ian16th
Sun Nov 13, 2016 9:33 am
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Last post by Alisoncc
Thu Nov 03, 2016 9:17 pm
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We few, we happy few, we band of brothers.
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Alisoncc » Sat Oct 24, 2015 9:37 pm
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Please excuse the ramblings of an old bugger. Today the 25th October 2015 is the 600th anniversary of the Battle of Agincourt. I have long been a big...
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and for me it's not over yet. A whole new adventure about to start.
Do tell, Alison. :-bd
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Wed Oct 26, 2016 6:15 am
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Tue Jan 12, 2016 6:01 am
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UK Iraq veterans 'may face prosecution'
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admin » Sat Jan 02, 2016 9:04 pm
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UK soldiers who fought in the Iraq War may face prosecution for war crimes, according to the head of a unit investigating alleged abuses.
Mark...
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I make no comment on the Iraq matter, except to say that Western armed forces are signatory to the Geneva convention and where it may appear to have...
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