Blighty Thank God
2 Piled into Hills at Wadi Halfa
Throughout 1943 my father had problems with his dentures, having lost his teeth in a plane crash in Sudan that happened within weeks of him being posted to West Africa in November-December, 1941 as a ferry pilot. Even though he was lucky to be alive, the RAF saw fit to give him an endorsement in his pilot’s log book despite flying his plane as he had been trained.
Episode support materials.
Diary entries read by grandson Ruairi.
Grateful thanks to Rachel Bostock - @rachelbostockmusic - for permission to use her rendition of The Rouse/Reveille.
Additional voices: Melannie O’Connor, Simon Proffitt, Colum Doyle.
Episode photo: Flt. Sgt Ron Chapman at the controls of a Tomahawk.
I'd welcome any messages, especially if you enjoyed the episode stories.
To find maps, photographs and other material associated with each episode as well as the complete diary and context notes visit the podcast website – www.blightythankgod.co.uk.
Throughout 1943 my father had problems with his dentures, having lost his teeth in a plane crash in Sudan that happened within weeks of him being posted to West Africa in November-December, 1941 as a ferry pilot. Even though he was lucky to be alive, the RAF saw fit to give him an endorsement in his pilot’s log book despite flying his plane as he had been trained.
Episode support materials.
Diary entries read by grandson Ruairi.
Grateful thanks to Rachel Bostock - @rachelbostockmusic - for permission to use her rendition of The Rouse/Reveille.
Additional voices: Melannie O’Connor, Simon Proffitt, Colum Doyle.
Episode photo: Flt. Sgt Ron Chapman at the controls of a Tomahawk.
I'd welcome any messages, especially if you enjoyed the episode stories.
To find maps, photographs and other material associated with each episode as well as the complete diary and context notes visit the podcast website – www.blightythankgod.co.uk.