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- During the war, dad was in the R.A.A.F. So which country does he hail from? Answer: Australia. THe Royal Australian Air Force uniform during World War 2 was a darker blue than other Commonwealth countries.
- Dad's active service was carried out in New Guinea. So, what nation was he fighting against? Answer: Japan. Interestingly, Japan has now become one of Australia's biggest trading partner.
- When I once asked dad how he got to New Guinea he said he flew up in a Kai-bomber. What did he mean by 'kai'? Answer: food. Kai kai is the Pidgin English term used by New Guinea locals (and others such as New Zealand Maoris) for food.
- Dad achieved the exhalted rank of L.A.C. What do those letters stand for? Answer: Leading Aircraftsman. This rank, signified by a two bladed propellor was the equivalent to the army's Lance-Corporal, American P.F.C.and to the German Wehrmacht's Gefreiter.
2 days ago · On 19 July 2023, following an apology to LGBT veterans from the UK Government, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace suggested Turing should be honoured with a permanent statue on the fourth plinth of Trafalgar Square, describing Turing as "probably the greatest war hero, in my book, of the Second World War, [whose] achievements shortened the war ...
4 days ago · Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts. 1. This General of the Army was Army Chief of Staff, Chairman of the Combined Chiefs of Staff, and wanted to be Supreme Allied Commander for Operation Overlord. President Roosevelt made a comment saying that this general was too important to him to leave Washington.
3 days ago · US World War Two Generals Trivia Quiz. Here's a short quiz about WWII US generals. There are no trick questions or mundane and irrelevant answers here, just simple answers to straight-forward questions. A multiple-choice quiz by HTG. Estimated time: 7 mins.
4 days ago · Tony Johnson landed on Gold Beach just after the D-Day landings in 1944. "All my friends, all of our family marvel at him," says the daughter-in-law of 105-year-old war hero Tony Johnson. The ...
3 days ago · Uttering solemn goodbyes to grandad Gerald (Paul Weller) and rotund pet tabby cat Ollie (adorably captured by feline duo Zinger and Tinkerbell), George is escorted to the train station by his ...
1 day ago · Dunkirk evacuation. The Dunkirk evacuation, codenamed Operation Dynamo and also known as the Miracle of Dunkirk, or just Dunkirk, was the evacuation of more than 338,000 Allied soldiers during the Second World War from the beaches and harbour of Dunkirk, in the north of France, between 26 May and 4 June 1940. The operation commenced after large ...
