Now we know

[vince hughes]

Peter,

LOL .... We had BV's in our army vehicles in the early 80's and never realised we had a bit of kit and mod-con that the Yanks didn't have (for once). Still, with all that tea-making going on, maybe you can understand why it took just a tad longer than D+2 to get past Caen .. hehe !

We also used to use our Sub-Machine Gun magazine clips as beer bottle openers in the field. The part that clasps the bullet is perfect for opening a fine German bottle of beer.

One more thing. Remember those threads about where bombs landed in London and relatives lost in the war ? That T34 as the man said is in Bermondsey. In fact in a small side road called 'Pages Walk" in SE1. That's the borough of Southwark in south-east London that I come from and where so much of 'The Blitz' fell. That tank was on my patrol ground when I policed there and has been practically every colour under the sun including pink. Pages Walk is the road my good Mrs was living when we first started dating too.