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[InfiniteStates]

Originally Posted by winny

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Jamaica - 2
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LOL there has to be a WW2 themed Cool Runnings film in that, surely? That would be sweet... Awesome dogfighting with mess hall lolz. What could go wrong? And if they don't do a gag where a load of smoke comes out when he pulls he cockpit canopy back, they're missing a trick

[Rhah]

Originally Posted by InfiniteStates

LOL there has to be a WW2 themed Cool Runnings film in that, surely? That would be sweet... Awesome dogfighting with mess hall lolz. What could go wrong? And if they don't do a gag where a load of smoke comes out when he pulls he cockpit canopy back, they're missing a trick

That would be cool. I've always wondered about the Jamaican pilots. Not being funny, but surely they must have been white Jamaicans? I just can't see the RAF in 1940 being culturally enlightened enough to allow black pilots, although I'd be happy if i'm wrong. And happier if they happened to be Rasta's.

[winny]

Originally Posted by Rhah

That would be cool. I've always wondered about the Jamaican pilots. Not being funny, but surely they must have been white Jamaicans? I just can't see the RAF in 1940 being culturally enlightened enough to allow black pilots, although I'd be happy if i'm wrong. And happier if they happened to be Rasta's.

Sadly it seems they were probably both white.. Herbert Capstick was one of them and he was white.. Can't find any mention of the other guy.

There was a quite famous black Lancaster pilot tho. And a few Spitfire pilots later on in the war.