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Yes there are a total of 1200 + hrs in this log book
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I have emailed Beefsteak a few more pages with lots more Spitfire #s + the other aircraft flown
My dad went on to be a Instructor on the Magister & Oxford twin engined aircraft
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Thanks guys for working on that photo it is falling apart & was taped to a postcard a long time ago
A little more about my dad it seems like he was fairly well off in Poland as he was already a pilot by the time the Germans invaded
He escaped by stealing a plane along with his brother & flew to France where he joined the RAF, His brother Joseph joined the army & was in tanks & is still living in Fort Meyers Florida
They were never able to go back to see their family in Poland because they would have been imprisoned or executed, Even having a medal could get you shot that is why there are so few medals.
I do have his Cross of Valor & a few others i dont know what they are.
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Wlodzimierz Valentine Gaczol born on Valentines day 1919
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Thanks Beefsteak for posting the pics
My Dad lived in Nottingham for about 40 yrs then moved to N, Hykeham Lincs
He didnt talk much about the war but said he could have done a lot more hours in the log book if he didnt keep getting arrested for impersonating a pilot,
The reason being he was only a sargent Then a Warrent Officer non of wich usually wore wings on there uniforms + he had a car a Rolls Royce that he bought for 10 pounds, He would get pulled over & would have to wait for the RAF to come & get him out of jail.
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I could take some pics but they would be large file size or i could email to you & you could post as i see you already know how
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My Dad Was a Spitfire Pilot in WW11 i still have his logbook
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CQ CQ or something like that been along time
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!hungr! I still make them not just on a particular day , I use the same mixture for my Fish & Chips
Does anyone have a recipe for fish & chip batter like the chip shops use ?
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I now have 8 guitars
Usa Strat i customized it a bit will post a pic
Mexican strat
Martin accoustic
1991 Gibson Les Paul
Alvarez 12 string
Danelectro 12 string electric
Ovation elite
Yamaha SA500
Blueridge Accustic
I can now play anything but you probably wouldnt like it
Favorite song Jan Akkerman Prima Donna
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I took up the Guitar a couple of years ago a bit late but always wanted to be able to play something
Its sort of addictive i now have a fine collection of new & old
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All of the above
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Didnt Starky put it through Hooleys window
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Oldace do you remember a guy called Sano, or something like that , Blonde hair
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Nobody has said anything about the Scala picture house they would only play cartoons
Or the Savoy on Derby rd that had the horror movies Sat night & a big line of bikes outside
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Jack Glover became Granby Yamaha
I just Remember my first 2 bikes were given to me no one could get them to run. A Victoria Vicky & a Rummi Little Ant this was when i was about 10y old
The Vicroria after many hours of pushing fired for about 5 secs to which me and my mates thought was brilliant didnt know a thing about 2strokes back then
The Rumi got it running & my dad took it back, because we tore up the back yard grass as we got caught a few times on the street by the rozzers & there was always gang of kids lining up for a ride if they brought petrol
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I had completly forgoten about Extons & Wings , Extons was Gold star parts i think
Jack Glover had a shop in Basford near the scrap yard he used to drive around in a old Bentley with the rods about ready to come through the block
Dont remember anything open on Sunday ever, But i do remember half day closing. what was that all about ?
Ruston Bucyrus was in Lincoln it was a great big building that did Ironwork My grandad was a engineer there ,Then they started building the big trucks
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Mothers Worry was Cransons group name
Harrys song was a bad Blue Suade Shoes
Do you remember what Dragons name was ? I think it was Dianne
There were three girls that used to line dance at the Sheds Dragon, Mary & ?
Hippo girl I would pick up Motorcycle news at the paper shop next to the Don & go read it in the back room I didnt realise it was Sutch that seemed to live there
A girl told me he couldnt feel any pain & used to stick pins in him lol
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Riding my Motorcycle trying to keep a street light directly above, Thats all i could see , Didnt realise the road ended in a T with a lamp post at the end , I ended up down someones driveway
Do you remember the Colds you would get back then & the nasty sh1p you used to cough up
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can anyone remember the Don Juan coffee bar on Parliament street?
I met a girl in there she took me to the i think it was the Scala picture theater i had no cash , I used to go there when i didnt feel like going to Peoples college
There used to be a guy that couldnt feel any pain in there all the time
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Auto Union or DKW had a 3 cyl two stroke 998cc 1 pint motor oil to 5 gals
They are now audi my dad had one
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Mrs Dales Diareaha
I was a Pirate radio fan after the 208
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I went to the Locarno. Think the 1st time I went was when I was 14 LOL. It was the lunch time session. When I left school & went to work I was 5 mins away from there so used to go in my lunch hour.I remember Cupe, the Pownalls, the barrow boy lads all used to go too. I also used to go on Saturdays, was a good crowd in there & the music was GREAT.
Were you very blonde when you went to the locarno if so now i know exactly who you are
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Johnny Carro used to do the skipping rope to the music some times at the Locarno
I remember there was a Beatles hair competition one tues i came last i think , Wish i had some of that last place hair now
dgbrits Spitfire Pilot dads log book
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He used to say the diamond formation was to hard to fly & wore you out , So easy to crash into each other
Also when escorting bombers do not not on any account get too close as you will get shot at especially the yanks
He was also listed as a bellow average pilot in the logbook so they made him a flying instructor