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Thread: Gloster Whittle

  1. #11
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    Default Re: Gloster Whittle

    A very dangerous job indeed. They were an exceptional generation of airmen. My uncle was in the first world war. He came from a family of twelve.

  2. #12
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    Default Re: Gloster Whittle

    you ran out of fuel, or the wind was such that you could not get back anyway so you ended up in the sea, you were dead, no chance of rescue - and besides, 3/5 minites is all it takes to die of hypothermia in the north sea when the weather is bad, the trawler men never used to learn to swim, no point

    no heating, wrapped up in fur and gloves and hoping the frostbite did not get you

    no weapons - the warships could shoot you down, but you could do nothing in return

    and most of the time nothing much to see

    family of nine as I recall....
    Last edited by handrawn; 11 May 2020 at 09:06 PM.
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