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511125 Roping Of Joe Landis

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I know this has been around before, but still an interesting read.  Clever Brits found a way to get maps and other essential escape material to their captured Airmen in German prisons.  This is True according to


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The People Take The Lead - 550426

The People Take The Lead - 550426 - 004 - You Hold the Key (NBC)

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The People Take The Lead - 550412

The People Take The Lead - 550412 - 002 - Termites in the House (NBC)

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Now_Hear_This_1951_10_14_ep17_Emperors_Bathtub

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Now_Hear_This_1951_10_07_ep16_Lady

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Hello all of you faithful
I am skipping this week because I purchased a new computer.
I will double post starting Sunday to make up for the lost week.

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SPITFIRE 944

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452ndBGA/Beer by Air

The pressures of war can be one of the most creative forces known to man.
 
 
 
 
In the lighter moments of World War II, the Spitfire was used in an unorthodox role: bringing beer kegs to the men in Normandy. 
 
During the war, the Heneger and Constable brewery donated free beer to the troops. After D-Day, supplying the invasion troops in Normandy with vital supplies was already a challenge. Obviously, there was no room in the logistics chain for such luxuries as beer or other types of refreshments. Some men, often called sourcers, were able to get wine or other niceties from the land or rather from the locals. RAF Spitfire pilots came up with an even better idea. 
 
The Spitfire Mk IX was an evolved version of the Spitfire, with pylons under the wings for bombs or tanks. It was discovered that the bomb pylons could also be modified to carry beer kegs. According to pictures that can be found, various sizes of kegs were used. Whether the kegs could be jettisoned in case of emergency is unknown. If the Spitfire flew high enough, the cold air at altitude would even refresh the beer, making it ready for consumption upon arrival. 
 
A variation of this was a long range fuel tank modified to carry beer instead of fuel. The modification even received the official designation Mod. XXX. Propaganda services were quick to pick up on this, which probably explains the official designation. 
 
 
A staged shot of the Mod. XXX tank being filled. 
 
As a result, Spitfires equipped with Mod XXX or keg-carrying pylons were often sent back to Great-Britain for maintenance or liaison duties. They would then return to Normandy with full beer kegs fitted under the wings. 
 
 
The Spitfire had very little ground clearance with the larger beer kegs. 
Typically, the British Revenue of Ministry and Excise stepped in, notifying the brewery that they were in violation of the law by exporting beer without paying the relevant taxes. It seems that Mod. XXX was terminated then, but various squadrons found different ways to refurbish their stocks. Most often, this was done with the unofficial approval of higher echelons. 
In his book Dancing in the Skies, Tony Jonsson, the only Icelancer pilot in the RAF, recalled beer runs while he was flying with 65 Squadron. Every week a pilot was sent back to the UK to fill some cleaned-up drop tanks with beer and return to the squadron. Jonsson hated the beer runs as every man on the squadron would be watching you upon arrival. Anyone who made a rough landing and dropped the tanks would be the most hated man on the squadron for an entire week. 
 
                    
 
 
 
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D DAY CBC RADIO = REWIND

 D-Day
Canadian Troops Heading for Battle on D-Day (PO Dennis Sullivan / Canada. Dept. of National Defence / Library and Archives Canada / PA-132790)
 
June 6, 1944 was D-Day. It marked the beginning of the end of the Second World War. On Rewind today, sounds and stories from the soldiers who were there. 
 
You can listen to the whole program right here.
 
D- Day is a significant day in Canadian history. In 1944 150,000 men, 15,000 of them Canadian, launched an attack on the beaches of Normandy that made a huge contribution to the end of the Second World War. On this show we'll hear from soldiers, both Allied and German, hear vintage sound as well as after- the- fact analysis and honour the contribution of Canadians to the defeat of Hitler.
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1944-06-07 1445 CBS The New Adventures Of Perry Mason

1944-06-07 1445 CBS The New Adventures Of Perry Mason

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1944-06-07 1430 CBS News Roundup

1944-06-07 1430 CBS News Roundup Preempts Young Doctor Malone

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1944-06-07 1415 CBS Joyce Jordan, MD

1944-06-07 1415 CBS Joyce Jordan, MD

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1944-06-07 1400 CBS Portia Faces Life

1944-06-07 1400 CBS Portia Faces Life

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1944-06-07 1245 CBS Our Gal Sunday

1944-06-07 1245 CBS Our Gal Sunday

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1944-06-07 1230 CBS Romance Of Helen Trent

1944-06-07 1230 CBS Romance Of Helen Trent

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1944-06-07 1215 CBS Big Sister

1944-06-07 1215 CBS Big Sister

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1944-06-07 1200 CBS Kate Smith Speaks

1944-06-07 1200 CBS Kate Smith Speaks

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1944-06-07 NBCB

1944-06-07 NBCB George Hicks Reports From USS Ancon

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1944-06-07 NBCB George Hicks

1944-06-07 NBCB George Hicks From The Deck Of USS Ancon

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1944-06-06 2300 CBS D-Day

1944-06-06 2300 CBS D-Day Coverage Ned Calmer, Quincy Howe

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1944-06-06 2210 NBC Fred Waring And His Pennsylvanians

1944-06-06 2210 NBC Fred Waring And His Pennsylvanians

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1944-06-06 2200 CBS FDR D-Day Prayer

1944-06-06 2200 CBS FDR D-Day Prayer

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1944-06-06 2200 NBC FDR D-Day Address And Prayer

1944-06-06 2200 NBC FDR D-Day Address And Prayer

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1944-06-06 2200 NBCR Bob Hope Show

1944-06-06 2200 NBCR Bob Hope Show

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