Rob
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Just a shout out for this excellent monthly magazine. It covers all aspects of British Warfare in WW1/2 and beyond. It covers the defeats, victories, air raids, Sea Warfare, Air warfare, the experience of the general public and all points in between. It really is worth picking up a copy as its packed with interesting articles and news about relic finds, memorials and many other items regarding how WW1/2 still shape the landscape of our country.
It also has some fascinating personal stories. One such story features a raid of HE177's on a raid that was intended to hit the Tower Bridge area of London in the last and futile bombing campaign on Britain known as the 'Baby Blitz' which cost the Luftwaffe 300 aircraft.. A HE177 was attacked by a Mosquito of 410 Sqdn , its cannon fire set fire to this big aircraft and it crashed into a field near Little Walden in Essex. One of the first to bale out came down in his parachute not far from the aircraft . He was apprehended by a member of the public on the scene and escorted to the local Police station, as they made their way there the Luftwaffe crewman stopped and hid something in a bush. On his return the witness went back to the bush and found what had been hidden, it was a large tobacco tin. He took it home and put it on his mantlepiece but amazingly did not open it! The next day the authorities arrived at his door and asked him if he'd found anything, he said he hadn't and they left. Over the next few days they returned several times asking the same question and getting the same reply. Finally on their last visit they said you've got something we want haven't you? He said yes and handed the tin over. He never heard another word and never found out what was in the tin.........seriously, wouldn't you have opened that tin?!!!{eek3} (I would have!)
Also for K&C collectors who collect these, the magazine features those large adverts.
Well worth a read
Rob
It also has some fascinating personal stories. One such story features a raid of HE177's on a raid that was intended to hit the Tower Bridge area of London in the last and futile bombing campaign on Britain known as the 'Baby Blitz' which cost the Luftwaffe 300 aircraft.. A HE177 was attacked by a Mosquito of 410 Sqdn , its cannon fire set fire to this big aircraft and it crashed into a field near Little Walden in Essex. One of the first to bale out came down in his parachute not far from the aircraft . He was apprehended by a member of the public on the scene and escorted to the local Police station, as they made their way there the Luftwaffe crewman stopped and hid something in a bush. On his return the witness went back to the bush and found what had been hidden, it was a large tobacco tin. He took it home and put it on his mantlepiece but amazingly did not open it! The next day the authorities arrived at his door and asked him if he'd found anything, he said he hadn't and they left. Over the next few days they returned several times asking the same question and getting the same reply. Finally on their last visit they said you've got something we want haven't you? He said yes and handed the tin over. He never heard another word and never found out what was in the tin.........seriously, wouldn't you have opened that tin?!!!{eek3} (I would have!)
Also for K&C collectors who collect these, the magazine features those large adverts.
Well worth a read
Rob
