HagarTheHorrible Posted July 20, 2018 Posted July 20, 2018 Sad news today, Geoffrey Wellum has died. Youngest Battle of Britian pilot and author of "First Light" . 1 1
sallee Posted July 20, 2018 Posted July 20, 2018 How sad. He always seemed such a charming chap and spoke very honestly and compellingly about his experiences. A great book as well.
PapaFlo Posted July 20, 2018 Posted July 20, 2018 (edited) Very sad news. Really loved First Light. R.I.P. S! Edited July 20, 2018 by PapaFlo
Feathered_IV Posted July 20, 2018 Posted July 20, 2018 I'm really saddened by that. I was just thinking of him too.
Trooper117 Posted July 20, 2018 Posted July 20, 2018 'First Light' has sat on my bookshelf for many years... it's one of my favourites. I also have an audio version that I listen to in the car. Sad to hear he has gone
JimTM Posted July 20, 2018 Posted July 20, 2018 R.I.P. It's sad to hear that there is one fewer of "the few". 1
=EXPEND=Tripwire Posted July 20, 2018 Posted July 20, 2018 RIP. Really enjoyed his book 'First Light'. Very sad to hear of his passing.
Adger Posted July 20, 2018 Posted July 20, 2018 Rest in peace,there surely cannot be many more of these lads left. Loved reading first light..imagine going through all that as a 18yr old? Us Brits owe you a debt that we could never repay Fly high sir
HagarTheHorrible Posted July 20, 2018 Author Posted July 20, 2018 From what I understand Geoffery Wellum was a really nice chap. I remember being told, not long after Stanely Baxter died, that Stanely was a bit of a dick. Having grown up listening to him commentate at air shows I was a little crestfallen. Evidently D Bader wasn't all sweetness and light either. His batman, while in POW camp was rather upset when Bader refused his repatriation back to the UK because he liked having him around.
sallee Posted July 20, 2018 Posted July 20, 2018 1 hour ago, HagarTheHorrible said: From what I understand Geoffery Wellum was a really nice chap. I remember being told, not long after Stanely Baxter died, that Stanely was a bit of a dick. Having grown up listening to him commentate at air shows I was a little crestfallen. Evidently D Bader wasn't all sweetness and light either. His batman, while in POW camp was rather upset when Bader refused his repatriation back to the UK because he liked having him around. Raymond? Although the idea of Stanley Baxter commentating an air show does sound fun!
HagarTheHorrible Posted July 20, 2018 Author Posted July 20, 2018 ,. Sorry I knew who I meant, but in trying not to mix them up, I mixed them up. What a twit. Stanely, I'm sure, would have been very entertaining.
sallee Posted July 20, 2018 Posted July 20, 2018 3 minutes ago, HagarTheHorrible said: ,. Sorry I knew who I meant, but in trying not to mix them up, I mixed them up. What a twit. Stanely, I'm sure, would have been very entertaining. Back where the Jocks are strapping!? 1
DD_Arthur Posted July 21, 2018 Posted July 21, 2018 19 hours ago, JimTM said: R.I.P. It's sad to hear that there is one fewer of "the few". I am reliably informed that are now four left of 'the few'. 1
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