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And
this from Mick Moloney ... It
was a privilege to have a chat with Kenneth prior to his
flight. He recalled a story about their training in gliders
prior to deployment in Europe. They had a training glider
called a Hotspur, which seated 8-9 troops. As the story goes,
when the fighter pilots were on leave, they would try their
hand at being glider pilots! The Diggers, however, weren’t
too impressed by these young puppies doing aerobatics with the
troops onboard!
Hence, their lunches were totally wasted and remained onboard
after they departed. They also took their toll on the gliders
too as they weren’t exactly meant for that kind of
excitement.
A lovely bloke indeed. I reckon I could spend a long time
chatting to him. |
