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Well bless her soul .
My mum on a few occasions used to tell me that during the war, Mr Churchill set the sea ablaze to thwart the Germans .
I use to tell her that that was nonsense and where did she hear that story.
Well this morning while briefly watching a bit of the programme 'coast ' on the BBC ; i found out that although she was wrong , she was also kinda correct as well .
There was indeed a plan to set a part of the sea, off the the coast of Dover ablaze , if an invasion was mounted by the Germans .
Sorry Mum .
My mum on a few occasions used to tell me that during the war, Mr Churchill set the sea ablaze to thwart the Germans .
I use to tell her that that was nonsense and where did she hear that story.
Well this morning while briefly watching a bit of the programme 'coast ' on the BBC ; i found out that although she was wrong , she was also kinda correct as well .
There was indeed a plan to set a part of the sea, off the the coast of Dover ablaze , if an invasion was mounted by the Germans .
Sorry Mum .
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We lost my Mum earlier this year (Cancer & Dementia), but whilst she was still around, she used to tell us lots of interesting things about the war - she was 9 years old when it ended. She lived in Hastings (right in the middle of Bomb Alley), and one of her memories was walking down the steep hills balancing on a big pipe. This was, indeed, a pipe with some type of flammable oil in it (they couldn't use petrol otherwise the spivs would nick it and sell it on), that they could release onto the sea, and then set fire to.
she could also remember sitting under a table and listening to something noisy go past, and being really frighted as the grown-ups were frightened, too. This was a doodlebug flying past. Sparked off a lifelong interest in the conflict, so I am always inflicting trips to 'Just Jane', air museums and the like. Two of my uncles (both sadly gone too), were in the RAF, and used to drag me along to air shows, I remember being about 8 or 9, the ground shook and went temporarily dark - it was my introduction to the mighty Vulcan. We (Husband and 2 kids) spend most of last August chasing around for a glimpse of her still flying, so at least they've seen her whilst she was in her element.
These things are fascinating, BUT, you need someone passionate about it to educate the kids of today. About 10 years ago I was working in a place with a predominantly under 25's workforce, and they thought the Battle of Britian was in 1066.
Really technincally advanced was that there Guillame le Batard.
she could also remember sitting under a table and listening to something noisy go past, and being really frighted as the grown-ups were frightened, too. This was a doodlebug flying past. Sparked off a lifelong interest in the conflict, so I am always inflicting trips to 'Just Jane', air museums and the like. Two of my uncles (both sadly gone too), were in the RAF, and used to drag me along to air shows, I remember being about 8 or 9, the ground shook and went temporarily dark - it was my introduction to the mighty Vulcan. We (Husband and 2 kids) spend most of last August chasing around for a glimpse of her still flying, so at least they've seen her whilst she was in her element.
These things are fascinating, BUT, you need someone passionate about it to educate the kids of today. About 10 years ago I was working in a place with a predominantly under 25's workforce, and they thought the Battle of Britian was in 1066.
Really technincally advanced was that there Guillame le Batard.
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