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DAM BUSTERS

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BarneyKent

BarneyKent Report 18 May 2013 11:30

True about the RAF crews always being portrayed as officers and public schoolboys.
In fact on the raid itself, of the 133 men who flew, 50 were officers and 83 were non-commissioned.

But that's show business for you.

Mayfield

Mayfield Report 17 May 2013 19:21

Ah terryj but there was always the Sam Kidd character or one of the other actors you see in those films and think what was his name? Who was there for light relief whilst the ruling classes did the important work of running the show!

Cor-blimy govnor you'r a toff and na mistake!

Mayfield ;-)

Researching:
Moribus facit homo,

terryj

terryj Report 17 May 2013 15:50

what annoys me is in the films they are always portrayed as your average public schoolboy types when most were ordinary(should be extraordinary) working class lads

Researching:
having a mod life crisis i was born with nothing and have most of it left

Treehunter

Treehunter Report 17 May 2013 15:47

This is a good link

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22544568

Researching:
Farran, Gurr, Hills, Parker, Priddy, Davies, Pearce, Dixon, White, Dolley, Suckling, Hyde, Hammond, Wootten, Undershell,Tremewen and many more

RolloTheRed

RolloTheRed Report 17 May 2013 14:30


http://www.rafinfo.org.uk/BCWW2Losses/BC-RoH-casstats.htm

This is a very good book about the Bomber Boys, a very good read.
Five of ours flew away, only two flew home.


http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2007/apr/29/historybooks.features

Researching:
The Man In the High Castle

Merlin

Merlin Report 17 May 2013 13:38

I watched it with interest,A late good friend Maurice, taught Gibson how to fly the Lancaster,and my Father was a WW2 fighter pilot,when you think that most of those young men were only in their twenties and some younger,they were( in my opinion )Hero,s all. and should never be forgotten. **M**.

Researching:
Vlad the Impaler and Dracula. Wend,Prickly,Island,GG.+CC.+DIZZY & Mersey.

Mauatthecoast

Mauatthecoast Report 16 May 2013 23:22

Very good programme and wonderful to see the Lancaster bomber flying over Lincolnshire.
Also humbling to think how brave those young flyers were, and in those days they were without the excellent equipment planes have now.

Researching:
In my own little world where everybody knows me... ..... best thing about happy memories is making them....

Mersey

Mersey Report 16 May 2013 20:38

:-| I missed it !!

Researching:
#Be Kind

DIZZI

DIZZI Report 16 May 2013 19:28

WATCHING THE DAM BUSTERS PROGRAME,
BUT ITS SPOILT BY THE COMENTARY
ONE SAID WAITNG FOR THE SPITFIRES FLYING LIVE

FLYING LIVE !!!!

Researching:
FINCH+LOCK+WEAVER+HALES+BROOKINGS+MANSFIELD+HOOK+TITCHENER and STEVEN & ISRAEL WEAVER c1735