Something to do while waiting for SoW:BoB

[mazex]

Originally Posted by Vigilant

Funny you mention this Mazex, I've just finished "Shot down in flames" by Geoffrey Page, who formed the Guinea pig club before returning to duty after 2 1/2 years of burns therapy, he actually mentions Richard Hillary...

I'm now reading John Ray's overview of RAF/Luftwaffe during BoB, it's all about the operational aspect of the battle it's successes and failings, a great read...

Interesting, gotta read that one too! Hillary was born in Sydney so you got another connection there The Spitfire was notorious for burn wounds having the gasoline tank in front of the pilot so there where many of them. Hillary had problems with his hood the day he got shot down. All morning him and his mechanics had been working on the hood with files and other tools but when the order for take off came the hood was still very hard to operate...

[Vigilant]

Originally Posted by mazex

Interesting, gotta read that one too! Hillary was born in Sydney so you got another connection there The Spitfire was notorious for burn wounds having the gasoline tank in front of the pilot so there where many of them.

Yes I remember this now, although I thought he was from Canberra, but meh...

Dont' forget all the pilots who were burnt from boiling Glycol too, there was quite a few of them...