I have just finished reading a book about the Australian Fighter ace Squadron Leader Nicky Barr, he served for a time in the same POW camp in Italy as a New Zealand Brigadier, George Clifton, DSO, MC. The Brigadier had a penchant for escaping, and after one particulary ambitious failed escape attempt, as the germans were marching the Brigadier and the Squadron Leader away, Nicky Barr turned on the Brigader and yelled...'Bloody hell George, when a man gets to your age and rank, i expect less bloody courage and a bloody site more sense'...to which the Brig. replied, laughing...'I'm going to use that as the preface to my memoirs'.
When asked why he was referred to as 'Ace': Because during World War Two I was responsible for the destruction of six aircraft, fortunately three were enemy. — Captain Ray Lancaster, USAAF
In responce to Winston Churchill's 'never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few' speech. One pilot is said to have remarked: "Careful Chaps, the PM has seen our mess bill."
After the Normandy invasion, in a german HQ which just spotted a bomber squadron coming at them.. "Wow, Churchill has sent a bomber for each of us!" Regards TBA
While engaged in a surface action with Japanese battleships off Samar a gunner onboard one of the CVE's is reported to have yelled out "hold fire a little longer, we are sucking them in to 20mm range."
" O du dumme, braune Affe Wo ist deine neue Waffe?" Oh you stupid brown monkey Where is your new weapon? Propaganda posters set around Reich once nothing was seen of the promised new weapons...
Tower: Have a good trip. Pilot: Make that a round trip . . .— Lloyd Lace, USAAF, 1944. Said before departing on C-46 missions, flying over 'The Hump' (China - Burma - India).
Uffz Fritz Marcks During BoB he was forced to land his crippled Bf 109 E-1 " White 4 " toward a landing at Bexhill. His last radio message and burst of humour was " Spinat vier meldet sich ab nach Kanada!" ( Spinach four reports off for Canada )
