What a wonderful story from that lady. Things we must record and remember as these peoples time is nearing the end. As with my brothers and sister who lived through those times and have now passed. Well done For making this video. Cheers Bob
Another fascinating video Sean, I especially enjoyed the story about the 97 year old lady and her wartime memories, also some wonderful classics to look at, Thank you, Regards Mike
At the age of about 10 a friend and I would often cycle to Debach from Grundisburgh to play in the then derelict, and out of bounds, control tower. Then it had no edge barriers either to the canopy or roof! At one end of the airfield there was a very large mound of earth. It was used for test firing the aircraft guns into. We would scour this area for ammunition and on a number of occasions find live rounds which we took home and disassembled to get the powder out. Needless to say unbeknown to our parents. How we didn't come a cropper I don't know but we had some fun with the extracted powder! 😮
What a fantastic account John. It is so sad that children today don't have the freedom to explore the way we did or to learn about the world through taking risks. From a mental health perspective I think it could be argued that such childhood experiences build resilience and do much for self esteem and a sense of belonging. Some might argue that experimenting with explosives is perhaps better avoided 😀
The Rover 2000 was of course never a rival for itself. It did however rival the Triumph 2000!
What a wonderful story from that lady. Things we must record and remember as these peoples time is nearing the end. As with my brothers and sister who lived through those times and have now passed. Well done For making this video. Cheers Bob
Thank you so much Bob. I agree, once they have gone their stories vanish with them.
thoroughly enjoyed.thankyou sir
Thank you so much Robin. Always such a pleasure to share with you.
Another fascinating video Sean, I especially enjoyed the story about the 97 year old lady and her wartime memories, also some wonderful classics to look at, Thank you, Regards
Mike
Thank you so much Mike. So glad you enjoyed her story.
Wonderful story from that marvellous lady , B51 Mustang?....... that would have been a sight to see! Great upload as ever.
Thank you so much for your lovely comment.
At the age of about 10 a friend and I would often cycle to Debach from Grundisburgh to play in the then derelict, and out of bounds, control tower. Then it had no edge barriers either to the canopy or roof! At one end of the airfield there was a very large mound of earth. It was used for test firing the aircraft guns into. We would scour this area for ammunition and on a number of occasions find live rounds which we took home and disassembled to get the powder out. Needless to say unbeknown to our parents. How we didn't come a cropper I don't know but we had some fun with the extracted powder! 😮
What a fantastic account John. It is so sad that children today don't have the freedom to explore the way we did or to learn about the world through taking risks. From a mental health perspective I think it could be argued that such childhood experiences build resilience and do much for self esteem and a sense of belonging. Some might argue that experimenting with explosives is perhaps better avoided 😀