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American Airmen in England WWII Photos

Posted: 04 Mar 2016, 13:13
by Jon.M
http://www.bbc.com/news/in-pictures-35699521

Check out the third photo of Lt. Edwin Wright, he wasn't called lucky for nothing. :-O

The other photos and stories are interesting as well, even if a number of them aren't of American airmen.

Jon

Re: American Airmen in England WWII Photos

Posted: 04 Mar 2016, 20:07
by 511Flyer
How lucky do you have to be to die of lung cancer aged 34?

D.

Re: American Airmen in England WWII Photos

Posted: 05 Mar 2016, 01:12
by Airspeed
Thanks for posting, Jon,
Interesting background information.
I was intrigued by the plotting room boards, wonder whether they were coded, or deliberately mangled, so as to avoid interpretation. :dunno:
Odd, as I've seen wartime photos of RAF boards showing intelligible notes.

Re: American Airmen in England WWII Photos

Posted: 05 Mar 2016, 02:26
by airboatr
They're written in American, Mike... Maybe that's why they look all mangled... to you.
I understand them perfectly.

By the way ... Do you have one of those helmets with antlers in your Museum?


Jon,
Thanks for posting that up. ....good stuff.

Re: American Airmen in England WWII Photos

Posted: 05 Mar 2016, 04:56
by Airspeed
[quote="airboatr"]They're written in American, Mike...

Ah, plrt fighur thum!

By the way ... Do you have one of those helmets with antlers in your Museum?
No but I do have a Joepoker, matter of fact, it's heating up in the fire as we speak.

Re: American Airmen in England WWII Photos

Posted: 05 Mar 2016, 05:55
by airboatr
Mike wrote:I do have a Joepoker, matter of fact, it's heating up in the fire as we speak.
OK This has gone. entirely. too far :| ...Ben!!

Re: American Airmen in England WWII Photos

Posted: 05 Mar 2016, 09:03
by Airspeed
NO, BEN!
I was only Jopoking, really!

Sleep tight, hope the bedbugs don't bite.

Re: American Airmen in England WWII Photos

Posted: 06 Mar 2016, 03:17
by airboatr
:lol: :poke: ... Nor the spiders, you, Mike.

btw. How did that bite of yours heal up?


Mine healed up rather nicely considering I took care of it myself . maybe it's because I ate all my veggie when I was a boy, or maybe . because I'm just rough and tough and hard to bluff. :dunno: ;)

:lol:

Re: American Airmen in England WWII Photos

Posted: 06 Mar 2016, 03:32
by Airspeed
We're both Healers, Joe, haven't performed any miracles lately, though.

Re: American Airmen in England WWII Photos

Posted: 06 Mar 2016, 03:40
by airboatr
Considering how we started our relationship. We're not so bad off, now.
Perhaps we could say that is a half of a miracle anyway.

;)

Cheers mate