More trivia- St. Elmo
First to Skipper 67- Yes, we were welcomed as royalty each time we stayed there. We also met some of the celebrated entertainers of that era. Among them being Harry Lauder and - no more names at the moment.
St. "Elmo's Fire" brightened up an otherwise dismal trip home one night. We had been in and out of fragmented cloud and rain showers with glimpses
of an uninviting ocean below us. Suddenly brilliant splashes of blue light appeared all over the windscreen and leading edges of the wings. This was quickly followed by exclamations from the gunners reporting lightning bolts dancing off their turrets and gun barrels.
This was somewhat startling at first as we had not yet seen such a display. However it was short-lived and no serious situations developed. At de-briefing we learned that many others had encountered very similar experiences. Over the years it seems that St Elmo's is a relatively harmless phenomenon. If there are any differing opinions out there I'd be glad to here about them.
Cheers Skipper of "C Charlie" Alex Campbell

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