An appreciation

Message Topic Search Topic Options Post Reply Create New Topic Printable Version Translate Topic


   An e-mail received which should be shared.
---- Original Message ----- 
From: <hjhagermann@hotmail.com>
To: <boats@bmpt.org.uk>
Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:32 PM
Subject: Enquiry from BMPT web site


> Name: Gary
> Address:
> Town:
> Postcode:
> Email: hjhagermann@hotmail.com
> Telephone:
> Enquiry: Hi Guys, not so much a query, as a letter of apreciation for the 
> good work which you guys do. For a supposedly maritime race, we neglect 
> our naval heritage.(As we seem to do with most other things historical, of 
> a military nature. It is as though we are ashamed of it!) I am a former 
> soldier myself, although my late Dad was in the RN 39 to 45 as a sonar 
> operator, then called ASDIC. He loved seeing the MTBs in action when he 
> was trining in Lowestoft and later in Scotland.He was on convoy escort. He 
> saw some S Boats in the Azores at the war's end as they made their way 
> back to the USA with US Navy prize crews and German Kriegsmarine engineers 
> and specialists aboard. I have myself have an RAF radio set, of WW2 
> vintage, (one of my hobbies) It is the R115N which as you no doubt know is 
> the type was used aboard the RAF Air/Sea rescue launches. I remember 
> seeing those in Poole in 1971 at the end of my Army service, and remember 
> thinking what a great way to spend your day as
> I watched them going out sometimes.Thanks for letting an old war horse 
> waffle on.( I am 60 now!)
> Keep up the good work, Best Regards, Gary
>
>
>

Author	Message Topic Search Topic Options Post Reply Create New Topic Printable Version Translate Topic
Pioneer Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Pioneer Joined: 07 December 2004 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 675	Post Options Post Reply Quote Pioneer Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: An appreciation Posted: 01 May 2007 at 9:30am
	An e-mail received which should be shared. ---- Original Message ----- From: <hjhagermann@hotmail.com> To: <boats@bmpt.org.uk> Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:32 PM Subject: Enquiry from BMPT web site > Name: Gary > Address: > Town: > Postcode: > Email: hjhagermann@hotmail.com > Telephone: > Enquiry: Hi Guys, not so much a query, as a letter of apreciation for the > good work which you guys do. For a supposedly maritime race, we neglect > our naval heritage.(As we seem to do with most other things historical, of > a military nature. It is as though we are ashamed of it!) I am a former > soldier myself, although my late Dad was in the RN 39 to 45 as a sonar > operator, then called ASDIC. He loved seeing the MTBs in action when he > was trining in Lowestoft and later in Scotland.He was on convoy escort. He > saw some S Boats in the Azores at the war's end as they made their way > back to the USA with US Navy prize crews and German Kriegsmarine engineers > and specialists aboard. I have myself have an RAF radio set, of WW2 > vintage, (one of my hobbies) It is the R115N which as you no doubt know is > the type was used aboard the RAF Air/Sea rescue launches. I remember > seeing those in Poole in 1971 at the end of my Army service, and remember > thinking what a great way to spend your day as > I watched them going out sometimes.Thanks for letting an old war horse > waffle on.( I am 60 now!) > Keep up the good work, Best Regards, Gary > > >
	Pioneer - Forum Moderator