Aviation An extraordinary 1943 recording from inside a Lancaster Bomber

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[miller1098]

OMG what a terrible time,it's hard to imagine how stressful it must of been for these poor men and how insanely brave they were.And what a waste of a generation it's easy to forget war is the last resort we have to be pretty confident in our position before we send our sons to die in our name.even now .Thanks for sharing it sent shivers down my spine and made me think.

 

[Mint]

So calm under so much pressure...

 

[oldcarman]

My FIL was on the crew of a Lancaster for four years and luckily his only injuries were from walking into something on the planes outer and falling off a camel they stole to get back to camp after a night of drinking in town while in Egypt! Didn't talk much about it though and I can't remember what his job was but think it had to do with navigation and sighting bombing spots! JIM

 

[oldcarman]

Sorry for double post but I had a message saying other posts had been posted so I asked to view them. Turned out to be my message! Thanks JIM

 

[littlefeller]

its is surprising how so many would not talk about or really discuss there experiences, after my grandfarther passed away we found that he was one of the few who held the bridge in Arnhem, he spent the rest of the war in a camp after they had completed there task to hold the bridge for 48 hours.

 

[Zeti]

terrible moments which marked their lives for ever...if they were lucky to survive!
nothing worst than war and we still doing it...

 

[zedwheels]

Amazing piece of commentary.

 

[oldcarman]

My Dad had what he termed the best job in the service. He was a shoe maker and felt that he had to put his best effort into each repair knowing that the soldier that would wear them depended so much on their boots. He was fortunate in that he wasn't near the battle fronts and thought it was due to his parents being from Austria. That fact bothered him slightly but he did his duty along with his brothers to give us the freedoms we enjoy today!! Hug a Veteran today and thank them for those freedoms as well as celebrating those that died in the war to end all wars!! JIM

 

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My mothers father was a desert rat, he spoke about it shortly before his death but I was not there to hear it first hand.

 

[Low Rider]

OMG what a terrible time,it's hard to imagine how stressful it must of been for these poor men and how insanely brave they were.And what a waste of a generation it's easy to forget war is the last resort we have to be pretty confident in our position before we send our sons to die in our name.even now .Thanks for sharing it sent shivers down my spine and made me think.

I couldn't have said that better