Major General Bil4338 Posted April 7, 2017 Major General Posted April 7, 2017 Clearingout old documents,I came across my Dads old photos,hope you all like these,taken late to just post war.my father was an officer pilot with the FAA. 1st photo is during training, ca 1944 2
Major General Bil4338 Posted April 7, 2017 Author Major General Posted April 7, 2017 Either a spitfire prob adapted for carrier use, or an early sea fire, opinions welcomed. 2
Major General Bil4338 Posted April 7, 2017 Author Major General Posted April 7, 2017 Oops! This one went over I recall my dad telling me, the pilot sadly lost his life.RIP. Fairly Battle? June 1945 2
Major General Bil4338 Posted April 7, 2017 Author Major General Posted April 7, 2017 HMS Ravager, June 1945, crew signatures on reverse.
Major General Bil4338 Posted April 7, 2017 Author Major General Posted April 7, 2017 Fairly Battle or Firefly? Someone will tell me! Again, on above carrier... 1
Major General Bil4338 Posted April 7, 2017 Author Major General Posted April 7, 2017 Seafire Mk.XVII, over Firth of Forth, 1945 1
Major General Bil4338 Posted April 7, 2017 Author Major General Posted April 7, 2017 Mosquito Mk.XII or XIII, PRU type, in USAF markings, RNAS Crail, Dec.1946 2
Major General Bil4338 Posted April 7, 2017 Author Major General Posted April 7, 2017 Seafire Mk. III! taken on V.A.P., Nov.1946...HMS Jackdaw, Crail 2
Major General Bil4338 Posted April 7, 2017 Author Major General Posted April 7, 2017 Not strictly military, but background is...reverting to civvy life! Note camo'd hangar with worn paint! Auster Autocrat Mk.V, Yeadon airport, Bradford, Aug.1947 1
Major General Bil4338 Posted April 7, 2017 Author Major General Posted April 7, 2017 And finally, Percival Proctor, Mk.III, Yeadon airport, Aug.1947, dad on right. 1
Major General Bil4338 Posted April 7, 2017 Author Major General Posted April 7, 2017 Some instruction books....
Major General Bil4338 Posted April 7, 2017 Author Major General Posted April 7, 2017 And hobby books... Hope you all enjoyed a different perspective for a wee change! 1
Desert Rat Posted April 7, 2017 Posted April 7, 2017 Hello Bil, All these items you sent for us all at MCN......Are Superb!....What Great Memories of a Hero of England.....Well Done & Thank You 1
Desert Rat Posted April 7, 2017 Posted April 7, 2017 Bil.....I could tick everyone as they are ....Absolutely Superb!!!......Thankyou so much...Desert Rat 1
Major General Bil4338 Posted April 7, 2017 Author Major General Posted April 7, 2017 Cheers ratty! maybe even a hero of Scotland...or of the UK & the Commonwealth, but I know where you're coming from....he did his bit! 1
Desert Rat Posted April 7, 2017 Posted April 7, 2017 Hey Bil, There are so many Heroes of Scotland....going back to when they fought the English...When I saw the film Braveheart...it was Magnificent, but what they all suffered was appalling by the English....That's why when I go to France and all the people I know...I tell them I would prefer to be a Scot than an "Roast Beef"....That's why my middle name is Robertson ...after one of the oldest clans in Scotland.....YEHHHHHHHHH..........SCOTLAND THE BRAVE...!!! 1
Afrikakorpsrat64 Posted April 21, 2017 Posted April 21, 2017 On 4/7/2017 at 10:16, Desert Rat said: Hey Bil, There are so many Heroes of Scotland....going back to when they fought the English...When I saw the film Braveheart...it was Magnificent, but what they all suffered was appalling by the English....That's why when I go to France and all the people I know...I tell them I would prefer to be a Scot than an "Roast Beef"....That's why my middle name is Robertson ...after one of the oldest clans in Scotland.....YEHHHHHHHHH..........SCOTLAND THE BRAVE...!!! Ahhh Brave heart, great film! There is also a good book on Robert the Bruce. But the Brave heart movie brought me to cheers and tears. Some stretches on fact but all in all a good film. and yes SCOTLAND THE BRAVE! Alba gu bràth Great History there @Bil4338! Thanks for sharing. 1
Desert Rat Posted April 21, 2017 Posted April 21, 2017 (edited) Hello Tony, Well my Mum is a Scot from Motherwell/ Wishaw and her middle name was - Robertson - so I am Ian Robertson Bridle.../Bridle is my Dad's name as being born in the UK...but my Mum's family (her Mother originated from Balleymena, Northern Ireland in the 1900's) and married a Scot.. Andrew Robertson Strachan....whewwwwwww....complicated, but they all had many children.....My Mum's aunt Jemima had 15 children..ooooohhhhh..how they all managed with poor food, no heating, no hot water....God only knows..a Terrible life for them all during that time until the 1950's.....My Grandmother used to walk the railway lines 3 days a week with her friends to find pieces of coal that dropped off the engine etc.in the late 1900's....to heat the water for a tin bath in front of the fire for her husband and family - The Dad would go first, the eldest next, then at last my Mum...ALL IN THE SAME WATER, JUST TOPPED UP TO KEEP IT WARM....Incredible...How Lucky we All Are Today...God Bless Their Endurance and Suffering...For Us Left Today...!!! Edited April 21, 2017 by Desert Rat 1
Afrikakorpsrat64 Posted April 21, 2017 Posted April 21, 2017 23 minutes ago, Desert Rat said: Hello Tony, Well my Mum is a Scot from Motherwell/ Wishaw and her middle name was - Robertson - so I am Ian Robertson Bridle.../Bridle is my Dad's name as being born in the UK...but my Mum's family (her Mother originated from Balleymena, Northern Ireland in the 1900's) and married a Scot.. Andrew Robertson Strachan....whewwwwwww....complicated, but they all had many children.....My Mum's aunt Jemima had 15 children..ooooohhhhh..how they all managed with poor food, no heating, no hot water....God only knows..a Terrible life for them all during that time until the 1950's.....My Grandmother used to walk the railway lines 3 days a week with her friends to find pieces of coal that dropped off the engine etc.in the late 1900's....to heat the water for a tin bath in front of the fire for her husband and family - The Dad would go first, the eldest next, then at last my Mum...ALL IN THE SAME WATER, JUST TOPPED UP TO KEEP IT WARM....Incredible...How Lucky we All Are Today...God Bless Their Endurance and Suffering...For Us Left Today...!!! My grandmother on my moms side was from Edinburgh, and I believe i had another relative from Glasgow, my dads side all came from Ireland, Belfast and County Armagh. I am second generation to the USA. Thanks for sharing! 1
Desert Rat Posted April 21, 2017 Posted April 21, 2017 Well, what a coincidence....cant believe it what a small world....a Scot Great!
Major General Bil4338 Posted April 22, 2017 Author Major General Posted April 22, 2017 Well, my grandfather was from Belfast, settled in Glasgow with his wife from the Isle of Skye.our own Lenny hails from Wishaw! its common for Scots to have mixed ancestry, from within Ireland and Great Britain.when you add in migration to the USA and the new world it creates a myriad of possibilities coincidences and whatnot.a fascinating area worthy of much research, but I digress.... 1
Desert Rat Posted April 24, 2017 Posted April 24, 2017 Thanks Bil, My Mum has relatives that went to the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand back in the 1900's and later. We may be related somewhere down the line...!
Guest Fred Karno's Army Posted June 12, 2017 Posted June 12, 2017 Fairy Fireflies Bill @Bil4338 them mate, lovely aircraft just came too late.
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