tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post3878321647870869508..comments2024-03-28T19:27:59.772+00:00Comments on A K Haart: Lost bomberA K Haarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-33741858563589569522015-04-09T07:34:08.327+01:002015-04-09T07:34:08.327+01:00Yes,
I expected more people to be in the pub becau...Yes,<br />I expected more people to be in the pub because of the number of parked cars.Edward Spaltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04168350315689612490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-86824721431032016022015-04-08T19:44:58.009+01:002015-04-08T19:44:58.009+01:00Sam - these sites seem to be all over the place, a...Sam - these sites seem to be all over the place, although no doubt there are patterns. This one was a night flight so that must have contributed.<br /><br />Your dad had a grim job. I imagine the Whitley's engines are still down there together with those three missing men.A K Haarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-83527528379396471582015-04-08T19:16:53.014+01:002015-04-08T19:16:53.014+01:00There are several similar sites near us in the Sou...There are several similar sites near us in the South Downs. I wonder whether they are more common in uplands (planes flying into hills which they couldn't detect in poor visibility) or whether they are scattered around airfields.<br /><br />My dad's job in the war was driving an articulated lorry to collect them. He talked about retrieving bodies when there was little left to retrieve ("Everything went down into the flying boots") and also said that he would often bring back only the wings and fuselage, the engines burying themselves beyond reach.<br /><br />I guess that today, the poor victims would be lifted out even if it meant major civil engineering work. "There was a war on..."Sam Vegahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05978971199859845931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-85620638082943946702015-04-08T18:30:40.588+01:002015-04-08T18:30:40.588+01:00Edward - if you spotted lots of cars parked near t...Edward - if you spotted lots of cars parked near to The Puss in Boots, they belonged to our lot.A K Haarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-14411645556692499472015-04-08T18:20:43.149+01:002015-04-08T18:20:43.149+01:00I used to live at Hazelwood in the Ecclesbourne va...I used to live at Hazelwood in the Ecclesbourne valley where I made a brief sentimental detour today, stopping for a glass of excellent Bass in The Puss in Boots.<br />A magical,part of the world in my recollection which we roamed with a freedom hardly imaginable for today's children . <br /><br />The bowling green in the playing field next to the memorial hall is beautifully landscaped. It was a work done mostly by villagers themselves. I even walked around the churchyard, recalling some of its residents from the inscriptionsEdward Spaltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04168350315689612490noreply@blogger.com