December 10, 20196 yr Of the 3000 who flew in summer and fall of 1940, only 3 now live. Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few Maurice Mounsdon 1918-2019, dead at 101. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-50710808
December 10, 20196 yr Fly away Maurice, fly on good sir.....RIP. What a rough draw followed by such a brilliant performance. The sky is a little bluer because of you, my friend.
December 10, 20196 yr “Never was so much owed by so many to so few.” Actually, the quote above in the OP is correct. Here is a war time poster that got it wrong: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/36/Never_was_so_much_owed_by_so_many_to_so_few.jpg
December 10, 20196 yr My Great uncle was a West Point Cadet, class of 1940, that then volunteered to go fly spitfires in the Battle of Britain before joining the USAF when the US joined the war. Won the distinguished flying cross and many other medals. He was career Air Force and retired as a colonel. I was about 10 when he passed but I always remember the awesome stories he used to tell me about flying back in the day. He had a MP-40 hanging in his office over his desk it was pretty badass. Edited December 10, 20196 yr by Johnny Chimpo
December 10, 20196 yr 2 hours ago, Johnny Chimpo said: My Great uncle was a West Point Cadet, class of 1940, that then volunteered to go fly spitfires in the Battle of Britain before joining the USAF when the US joined the war. Won the distinguished flying cross and many other medals. He was career Air Force and retired as a colonel. I was about 10 when he passed but I always remember the awesome stories he used to tell me about flying back in the day. He had a MP-40 hanging in his office over his desk it was pretty badass. Bad ass(es). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eagle_Squadrons
December 10, 20196 yr The man was a dashing, handsome devil. Imagine those long long few seconds where the fire was burning him and he managed to turn the plane and bail out. Then the agonizing fall through the air to the ground. Then his war became fighting pain and recovering for years. We who have never been on a firing line can only imagine the experience. I humbly salute them all.
December 10, 20196 yr 6 hours ago, RomaVicta said: The man was a dashing, handsome devil. Imagine those long long few seconds where the fire was burning him and he managed to turn the plane and bail out. Then the agonizing fall through the air to the ground. Then his war became fighting pain and recovering for years. We who have never been on a firing line can only imagine the experience. I humbly salute them all. Sterling Archer: Oh, my God. Are we out of Bloody Marys? I probably put the double deuce in my top 3 episodes.
December 11, 20196 yr 20 hours ago, HouTex said: “Never was so much owed by so many to so few.” Actually, the quote above in the OP is correct. Here is a war time poster that got it wrong: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/36/Never_was_so_much_owed_by_so_many_to_so_few.jpg Like you would know.
December 11, 20196 yr Sterling Archer: Oh, my God. Are we out of Bloody Marys? Bloody Mary, full of vodka. Blessed are you among cocktails. Pray for me now and at the hour of death, which I hope is soon. Amen
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