Sunday
Remembering one great Kiwi. On September 15, the Battle of Britain was won.
Some aviation eye candy.
Last year Group Captain Roy Watts passed away, He was a teacher and later Headmaster at my old school Aiglon College in Switzerland.
He flew Hurricanes with 253 Squadron during the Battle of Britain.
As a teacher he was hard but fair, and I owe him for more than I can say.
September 15th seems a fitting time to remember him.
Posted by Taylor at September 16, 2007 02:20 AM
A common misconception in the US is the Spitfire was the workhorse of this effort, but it was the Hurricane. And lets not forget the unsung heroes, the ground crew.
Salute to Sir Keith!
Posted by Steevo at September 16, 2007 03:51 AM
Elevated in stature as well as esteem (he was 6ft 5, deserving credit for merely fitting in an aircraft cockpit)
:o
Posted by Jso at September 16, 2007 06:50 AM
Sadly today people in New Zealand are being taught to reject British institutions (such as the monarchy) and culture.
This is also true in Britain itself and is part of the general "progressive" movement that infests the world.
History is not safe. Already films and other such try and invent "tensions" between the mother country and the people who went to New Zealand (soon, no doubt, a mythical 20th "independence stuggle" will be invented - the wars of the mid 19th century will not do, for obvious reasons).
One would think that New Zealand people who faught in the King's forces against National Socialist Germany and its dream of a United Europe would still be honoured (after all the Nazis are still considered evil), but the time will come when they will be forgotten.
Posted by Paul Marks at September 16, 2007 03:34 PM
On September 15, the Battle of Britain was won.
You didn't win, you cheated blatantly! And to add insult to injury, you did it again 1966 in Wembley stadium.
Posted by Ralf Goergens at September 16, 2007 06:14 PM
You didn't win, you cheated blatantly! And to add insult to injury, you did it again 1966 in Wembley stadium.
Which reminds me of the often heard chant at England-vs-Germany matches...
"One World Cup and Two World Wars! Doodah! Doodah!"
Posted by Albion at September 16, 2007 11:08 PM
"One World Cup and Two World Wars! Doodah! Doodah!">/blockquote>Football is the continuation of war by other means.
Posted by Ralf Goergens at September 17, 2007 05:02 PM
This is possibly the only site on the Internet where the discussion above could have ended so amicably :-)
Posted by LLP at September 18, 2007 10:32 PM
