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 Post subject: The Brooch.
PostPosted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 5:05 pm 
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This story tells of the third item that my family will be keeping plus the story that goes with it.

It’s a tale about a Halifax Bomber that had been on quite a few raids during WW2.
After the war these planes were put to service by helping to train glider pilots.
During 1947 the circular engined Hailfax was sent to North Luffenham airfield where my hubby used to be a fitter on the engines.
The Halifax Bomber was a replacement sent to teach Glider Pilots.
Before it was accepted it had to go on a test flight to make sure that it was safe to tow the gliders.
On its first test flight it crashed through a fault in the control column.
It turned right over on to its back and crashed in a ploughed field at the end of the drome.
There was one big cloud of dust that scared the living daylights out of the ground crew.

My hubby said everyone was terrified of what they would find but the pilot, engineer and the radio operator all climbed out dusting themselves down and getting the dust out of their eyes.
Everyone was relieved and pleased to see all three climb out unhurt but to this day my hubby says he will never know how they got out alive.


Hubby was NOT one of those that had serviced this aircraft but there was a big enquiry as to what happened.
From what he could gather a bolt at the bottom of the control column had snapped.
He said out of the Halifax and the Lancaster he preferred the Halifax because you could walk down the middle of it but with the Lancaster you had to crawl on your hands and knees to service them.
After his stint at North Luffenham my hubby was sent to Cottesmore to work on Mosquitoes.
He also worked on the first Meteor.

Hubby said he enjoyed his time in the National Service and only wished it was brought back again to straighten some of the yobs out of today.


Out of the wreck of the Halifax my hubby had a piece of perspex that was from the windscreen and he made this brooch for me below. Its now over 60 years since he first gave it to me. I feel honoured to think that my brooch has been part of such a historical era and very often wonder how many missions it went on.

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 Post subject: Re: The Brooch.
PostPosted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 12:12 am 
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perspex

This is pretty incredible. Off to look up other airplanes.
Thank you Maisie,
this is so beautiful-hope your Halifax hubster is receiving all the fixings that he's spent his life on,
and you as well-
this is so meaningfully,
I'm quiet.
Selah.


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 Post subject: Re: The Brooch.
PostPosted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 8:35 am 
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Many thanks Linny,
I am waiting to see stories from others on here now because I feel as though I have monopolised this section.
I dont want to bore folks to death. :D
Thankyou again for the interest shown in the stories from long ago.
God Bless.
Maisie.

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 Post subject: Re: The Brooch.
PostPosted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 5:01 pm 
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Maisie thanks for your stories. I have also got one of these brooches made of perspex from war planes. I can't find it right now and can't remember the story behind it. From memory I think it is heart shaped with flowers inset.


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 Post subject: Re: The Brooch.
PostPosted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 5:15 pm 
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Hi Lynn, Glad you have enjoyed the tales of long ago.
Yes the perspex brooches were all the rage in the WW2 years and mostly made by the Polish men who came over here to join up in the services.
In fact it was a Polish chap who showed my hubby what to do and how to put the flower in.

All three things that I have shown are worthless in regards of money but priceless to me with the memories and stories that go with them.

God Bless.
Maisie

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 Post subject: Re: The Brooch.
PostPosted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 11:45 pm 
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Maisie-don't stop.
ok?
Your stories are really helpful in ways you can't even imagine...very healing.
The souls of you and all your people are evoking some important things for this person. I'm learning things. I need to learn them.
You are gentle with your stories,
I love them,
linnyx
ps-glad to "see" Lynn...just love that


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