..thought that you might like this article re; Anniversary of the Battle of Britain. Read it here....http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ukn...memorates-75-years-since-the-Hardest-Day.html
My late father had a friend who was a Spit pilot during those days. I remember when he came to our house I had to conjole him to tell me what it was like. The main thing he said was that the German pilots were good. The only thing was when they went down they were usually captured and out of the fight. On the other hand when a Brit lost and landed either in a plane, or parachute, if they were still physically fit ie; weren't wounded, they were given a cup of tea hustled to the nearest available plane and sent right back into the fray. More planes than pilots!
After the war he went to work as a Cunard ship line officer on the original QE cruise ship. He said he never wanted to fly again. After his passing he was buried at sea from the QE.
My late father had a friend who was a Spit pilot during those days. I remember when he came to our house I had to conjole him to tell me what it was like. The main thing he said was that the German pilots were good. The only thing was when they went down they were usually captured and out of the fight. On the other hand when a Brit lost and landed either in a plane, or parachute, if they were still physically fit ie; weren't wounded, they were given a cup of tea hustled to the nearest available plane and sent right back into the fray. More planes than pilots!
After the war he went to work as a Cunard ship line officer on the original QE cruise ship. He said he never wanted to fly again. After his passing he was buried at sea from the QE.
