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I gave her my socks and my shoes
Mr. Parsons describes living briefly with a Dutch family and a short-lived romance.
Something flashed . . . a German sniper
Mr. Parsons describes zeroing a battery of gun in, on a sniper position.
Someone will jump on your running board
Mr. Parsons describes delivering ordinance to gunnery positions in blackout conditions.
The loss of two engines
Mr. West tells us how the plane he was travelling on lost two engines while taking enemy anti-aircraft flak. The pilot had prepared the crew to parachute from the plane but he managed to keep the aircraft in the air long enough to make a unannounced emergency landing back in Britain.
Dangers of close formation flying
During bombing runs, air craft would fly dangerously close to one another. Mr. West talks about the dangers of bumping into another plane while large groups of aircraft were flying together.
Bombing alone
Technology has advanced over the years, but during the Second World War sometimes it was more a distraction. Mr. West recalls during one bombing run that his pilot, annoyed by the static on the airwaves, ordered that the radios be turned off, subsequently missing the order to turn back to base. Mr. West's plane was the only one who made the target and dropped their bombs.
I never did learn to swim
Mr. Hall discusses some unique aspects of basic training.
The ship’s Captain had seen a torpedo coming
Mr. Hall describes sailing to England.
They went about their daily work
Mr. Hall describes his arrival in England and the immediate impact of the Battle of Britain.
They’d be wringin’ wet with salt water
Mr. Hall tells a poignant story about having to sort mail jettisoned at sea
They started to crash through it
Mr. Hall describes action at Caen and Cardonville.
We’d give them what we could
Mr. Hall describes feeding the starving and feelings of gratification.
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