Remember the hero's....

[Dannyb6467]

With us all focussed on Covid 19 let's not forget the other heros of a very different crisis.
Anyone got any stories? 1st hand or not.....Best of British !!

 

[Andyf]

Good post Danny,
Let us not forget in these uncertain times


Andy

 

[Mooncat]

With us all focussed on Covid 19 let's not forget the other heros of a very different crisis.
Anyone got any stories? 1st hand or not.....Best of British !!
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Has someone responded to your distress signal yet?? It's upside down!

 

[Dannyb6467]

Is it??

 

[Tim Sparkes]

Is it??

Yep, afraid so. LH red diagonal should be at the bottom.

 

[DaveD]

 

[Tim Sparkes]

No stories but how about a bit of WW2 trivia?

Can anyone tell me the link between the USS Phoenix in WW2 and the Falkland Islands? No Google!

 

[Dannyb6467]

Yep, afraid so. LH red diagonal should be at the bottom.

Im in Australia though !

 

[Tim Sparkes]

Im in Australia though !

Awesome reply lol.

 

[Dannyb6467]

No stories but how about a bit of WW2 trivia?

Can anyone tell me the link between the USS Phoenix in WW2 and the Falkland Islands? No Google!

Wild guess....was it the ship that the pesky Argies were hoping to pinch as scrap before we kicked their ass?

 

[Tim Sparkes]

Wild guess....was it the ship that the pesky Argies were hoping to pinch as scrap before we kicked their ass?

Nope. It's probably more infamous than famous.

 

[Dannyb6467]

Nope. It's probably more infamous than famous.

Had to Google it......buggers up the back ay um!

 

[Dannyb6467]

This is what was my hero thought.....

 

[DaveD]

pesky Argies

 

[DaveD]

No stories but how about a bit of WW2 trivia?

Can anyone tell me the link between the USS Phoenix in WW2 and the Falkland Islands? No Google!

I'm going to have a guess, was it sold to Argentina and subsequently renamed the General Belgrano, and was later sunk by the UK's finest?
Or something like that???

 

[Eli]

I'm going to have a guess, was it sold to Argentina and subsequently renamed the General Belgrano, and was later sunk by the UK's finest?
Or something like that???

Don’t know about that but I know it’s f***ing cold there.

 

[CAB]

Broad White Top.

What we were taught in the Scouts!

 

[cgtmiles]

 

[CAB]

That's impressive for an (presumably) amateur!

 

[Eli]

The military has strong connection with stars, the Army & marines sleep under them, the navy navigate by them and the RAF judge hotels by them