+1

My folks (both departed) were married in '42, had two weeks together, then Dad was off to war flying out of England (RAAF) '42 - '45. They next saw each other when Dad was demobbed Fall '45 and he returned to Canada. They both told me that all everyone wanted by that time was for the war to be over. By any means possible. Put Hitler and Tojo out of business and get the troops home ASAP. Period.

Both politicians and (most) military commanders of the day recognized there was no stomach for military adventurism, opportunism, or even consolidation of "liberated" (ie Poland, Balkans, etc) countries. The Allied population -- the voting population -- didn't care about who got what at war's end. They just wanted to have Johnny come walking home again. And any politician that wanted to keep his elected office was fully aware of that. And so was Stalin.

lol... those pommies who won't fly "german" because of the war - crikey, do some research on the antics of The British Empire in the Middle East, The British Empire in China, The British Empire in South Africa (Yes, The British Empire established the first "Concentration Camp") and The British Empire in India/ Tibet.

Gotta go with your heart

Yep.

;)

And that's all I'm going to say in this thread.

Good, we need more red pilots.

Losing the cricket are we?

Avro's question was addressed to all "sides". What on earth has the British Empire's frolics have to do with not flying an enemy's plane?

Hood

S!

I fly them all. Know your adversary ;)

cricket is for batters

So the Germans are still your enemies? :-P