[…]up'- at the time, and we had various aeroplanes on call at...oh lord...doesn't matter...one of the aerodromes in the west of London, and a chap named Commander Ron was...who was a well-known socialite, was flying his aeroplane for us, he was on call. So I went down there and we flew over the Derby a[…]
THE COPYRIGHT OF THIS RECORDING IS VESTED IN THE ACTT PROJECT. PETER PROUD INTERVIEWED BY SID COLE ON 18TH NOVEMBER 1987.SIDE ONE Peter Proud: Sid Cole My fam[…]
[…]e V Coates Interviewer: Roy Fowler Duration: 9:59:37
The interview was conducted over five days, non-consecutive, without a tape change at the end of each session so that they run through.
Session 1: 20.05.1992 Session 2: 29.05.1992 Session 3: 09.06.1992 Session 4: 15.07.1992 Session 5: 08.09.[…]
[…]s David James. David James, Archie James was a director of the Rank Organisation and a director of Ealing. And he was a very woof-woof little Ex-Wing Commander from the First World War of the Royal Flying Corps who'd emigrated to Kenya, raised a herd of red polls in Kenya, had the most smelling awfu[…]
[…]bsp; The copyright of this recording is vested in the Bectu History Project. Joe Busuttli - Studio Electrician, Artist, man of many different talents. Interv[…]
[…] so I was servicing these Hurricanes and suddenly my Flight Commander called me in said, "I've just noticed you've had […]
[…]een a lot of bombing on the Cardiff and Barry docks where a lot of food was coming in. And so I was servicing these Hurricanes and suddenly my Flight Commander called me in said, "I've just noticed you've had considerable administrative experience." I said, "Well yes, I was a Production Manager." "O[…]
[…]r feed them, house them, transport them, whatever. So they brought them in dribs and drabs, according to when they were called up. So overseas, local commanders were encouraged to get the boy to entertain themselves and Harry Secombe was in an army concert party with Spike Milligan and all that kind[…]
