A writer with his head in the sky, if not the clouds.
Military & aviation history
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Nuremberg Women
I have just finished reading The Nuremberg Women by Natalie Livingstone, since it was well reviewed. A female writer, with family grievously affected by the Holocaust, her interest in the subject is obvious. The premise is to right the wrong that the Nuremberg trials are seen to have been primarily about men prosecuting men; she…
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The Dutch remember
Just back from a trip to Belgium and the Netherlands. The Dutch never forget the sacrifices made by those who liberated their country, nor indeed the fate of their pre-war Jewish population. These three Frenchmen were members of 3/4 SAS who died in Operation Amherst, an operation to clear the Nazis from the Netherlands in…
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An early start
I have a talk about MC in Sussex last night – some very good questions. Decided to fly home rather early – even before some controlled airspace in SE England became controlled. It was most relaxing! It was at that hour that some hardy souls of 161 Squadron were returning to Tangmere after overlong sorties…