This seems to be turning into something of an aviation blog but after an agency reunion that unluckily I couldn’t attend I’ve been in touch with fellow one-time Burson-Marsteller director Ray Palin who sent me this interesting picture taken recently at the old RAF station at St Mawgan, Cornwall.
It was there that Ray was an electronic officer with 201 Squadron flying Shackletons. Here he is at St Mawgan ‘ about fifty years after my time’ in front of the tribute machine at a recent Shack reunion.
Ray’s view now? ‘ Did we really fly in those crates?’ And adds, tongue in cheek: ‘ Where did we get such men?’ Any other old Shack hands out there?
Good Day Frank,
I have just visited your website to see if you had any more books with Kit and Ossie in as I have thoroughly enjoyed all three. I wanted to offer my services if you require any info for a book on the following:
- Old biplanes and flying them
- Artificial legs as I wear one
- Ships engineering as that is my profession
- Racing sidecars, as I used to (I still own a Ducati)
Also I would like to offer you a flight in the Stampe biplane I co-own for all the pleasure your books have given me. It’s based at Headcorn, which is near you, and I realise I have flown over your house many times,
Regards,
Tony Calvey
FB: I intend to take Tony up on his generous offer. It’s a matter of making the diary fit. When I mentioned the possibility of not managing it before the weather closed in Tony sent me another photograph proving that it’s business as usual for biplane pilots, even in winter
