GrandparentsMy awesome grandad flew in Wellingtons in the war. Damn, those shortages were terrible. Tell us about brilliant-stroke-rubbish grandparents.
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Scaryduck LIKES EGG, Thu 2 Jun 2011, 21:51)
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Another Grandad war story I'm afraidMy grandad was a Royal Marine who found himself behind a heavy machine gun on the landing craft which approached Gold beach on DDay. Unfortunately, because he had gone AWOL some months earlier to attend his brothers wedding, he had to take part in the Normandy Landings without getting paid due to him being docked several month wages.
He also shot part of the end of his craft off following a german fighter......
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Smithlick is often seen at the bottom of threads, Mon 6 Jun 2011, 14:14,
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