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Offline Harry Faversham

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"Come on in first lift, Jerry won't bite you!"
« on: 22 January 2023, 10:43:19 AM »
XXI Independent Parachute Company, marking the Arnhem D/Zs.







 :)
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Offline Hu Rhu

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Re: "Come on in first lift, Jerry won't bite you!"
« Reply #1 on: 22 January 2023, 11:13:53 AM »
Nice little vignette.  :-* :-*
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Offline Harry Faversham

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Re: "Come on in first lift, Jerry won't bite you!"
« Reply #2 on: 22 January 2023, 07:41:37 PM »
Thanks, the XXI is a unit close to my heart. I once had the privilege of a tour around Oosterbeek, with ex- Corporal Fred Weatherley. Fred lived near me, during the battle, he was the unit's CO( Major 'Boy' Wilson) bodyguard...
Fred considered me a friend.
 
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Offline CapnJim

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Re: "Come on in first lift, Jerry won't bite you!"
« Reply #3 on: 23 January 2023, 05:50:33 PM »
Lovely little scene there.  Well done, Harry!

And I know what you mean about talking to guys "who were there".  I once had a chance to talk up some of the "Ox and Bucks" guys who assaulted Pegasus Bridge on D-day.
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Offline Harry Faversham

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Re: "Come on in first lift, Jerry won't bite you!"
« Reply #4 on: 23 January 2023, 06:01:40 PM »
One of tthe prize possessions in my Emporium, are Denis Edward's jump wings. He joined the Parachute Regiment after the Ox & Bucks left the Airborne. Lovely bloke, his sister married Douglas Bader. A privilege to have known him.
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