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We fought and saved each other’s lives
Mr. Hall reflects on how people change during wartime, and making today's children aware of the contribution of Veterans to their freedom.
My wireless set was blown to nothin’
Mr. Hall describes close calls at The Abbie and at Calais.
I can’t tell you what fear is
Mr. Hall discusses the concept of fear in relation to the action at Leopold Canal.
We’d give them what we could
Mr. Hall describes feeding the starving and feelings of gratification.
They started to crash through it
Mr. Hall describes action at Caen and Cardonville.
They’d be wringin’ wet with salt water
Mr. Hall tells a poignant story about having to sort mail jettisoned at sea
They went about their daily work
Mr. Hall describes his arrival in England and the immediate impact of the Battle of Britain.
The ship’s Captain had seen a torpedo coming
Mr. Hall describes sailing to England.
I never did learn to swim
Mr. Hall discusses some unique aspects of basic training.
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.
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.
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.
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