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Stroppymonkey
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About 10-12 years ago I had a regular customer what was a WW2 spitfire pilot . He was too young for the Battle of Britain, but flew in Burma. Proper old bastard he was 
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Different breed for sure. Goes back to the post I made the other day about tough times making tough people…..
. Different breed for sure. Goes back to the post I made the other day about tough times making tough people…..
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
thanks for posting that KM ... a real piece of history - RIP Paddy
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
I used to have a customer who was a Messchersmitt ME109 pilot .. and fiercely proud of it tooAbout 10-12 years ago I had a regular customer what was a WW2 spitfire pilot . He was too young for the Battle of Britain, but flew in Burma. Proper old bastard he was
Different breed for sure. Goes back to the post I made the other day about tough times making tough people…..
Storrsy
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Tis sad. But there can't be many soldiers of any kind left from WW2 now can there? Even a 100yr old would have been very young when the war ended. Didnt seem that long ago that the last WW1 veteran died.
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Monkeybusiness
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I read ‘First Light’ by Geoffrey Wellum whilst on holiday a couple of weeks ago - it’s his first-hand account of being a (17 year old!) fighter pilot from the start of the Second World War. Fantastic book I’d recommend to anyone with a passing interest in this sort of thing.
Storrsy
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Sounds good, I'm still on "Chickenhawk" from your last recommendation!
Storrsy
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New thread idea- Monkeys book club.
kabin man
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Excellent idea.
I used to read a fair bit, I need to start again.
Nothing better than a good book while the Mrs watches endless soap bollix on TV...
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Smiffy
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The problem is they keep talking at you. I've read the same page a dozen times before as I keep getting interrupted and loosing my place
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
ditto, but find youtube a better distraction these days ... amazing selection of content and headphones block all the background noise
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kabin man
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Noise cancelling headphones are the best move in tech for agesditto, but find youtube a better distraction these days ... amazing selection of content and headphones block all the background noise
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