Well done, Vixyy!

I need to get back to scribbling.

*smiles very big... ty ty ty... all is well with you?

Vix

Just working on a bunch of things.

I swear the days just slip by...

Vix

I know, right?

The two stories that are being posted right now will end on 2/24; and I'm working on two more along with more Meredith and Varan story vignettes.

I look forward to those - as you well know. I'm just so far behind in the reading department.

Vix

thanks much Marm...

Vix

War isn't pretty, but still provides memorable experience, even funny ones.

you are exactly right...

thanks for the read...

Vix

that barn door wooped their asses!!

*laughs... it sure did...

Vix

Fighter pilots make headlines, bomber pilots make history. So where does that leave ground-attack pilots? ;)

I'm guessing the part about the barn door actually happened?

I'm currently reading a book about RAF Bomber Command during WW2, I didn't realise so many of their crew were from the Commonwealth and even the USA.

Yes... as much as we know for sure about anything in history, it supposedly happened. I was also amazed to learn the Americans made a lot of the engines for the Lancaster. I found this one (you have to love youtube) and it points out the Lancaster had a twin engine prototype.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrITMrBYIBs&t=301s

I got to see Canada's flying Lancaster close up many years ago, and it is so thin looking.

Vix

Ah I see, thanks! And yes it's rather eye-opening to realise that modern fighter jets are significantly larger, heavier, and carry a bigger bomb-load than WW2 era bombers.

I've heard the expression "A barn will fly if you put a big enough motor on it," but never anything about a barn door.

and I saw one that said something like: Pigs will fly with the proper thrust to weight ratio...

*laughs and gives a hug...

Vix

Very good story... yes with enough power you can make just about anything fly.

It wasnt the aristocrats... it was the run of the mill men that won the battles and wars,

I've heard war described as the epitome of a team effort, someone has to direct those masses otherwise it just descends into an undignified brawl, traditionally that was the upper aristocratic classes, some of whom were excellent, others...not so much. Say what you like about the Soviets in the Second World War but they tended to promote on merit...and shot the ones who weren't performing up to standard of course. I'm not so sure about the Germans, there were an awful lot of 'vons' in the leadership but they were merit based as well as far as I'm aware.

But then this is a subset of the general Great Man theory of history, isn't it? ;)

exactly true...

Vix

*laughs... I never heard that one - I love it...

Vix

*snickers, applauds and faves*

well thank you....

Vix

A wise man once said:

"Alcohol. The cause of, and solution to, all of life's problems."

Okay, so that wise man was Homer Simpson.

*laughs...

Vix