WEEKEND REVELATIONS Pt 2
Saturday 30th August, 2019
As we wandered through the crowds that Saturday afternoon handing out leaflets, some of the spectators and air enthusiasts would have witnessed in the skies the Battle of Britain Memorial flights consisting of Spitfires, Hurricanes and Lancasters. There were warbirds including the Buchon version of the Messerschmitt 109, Supermarine Spitfire, P-47D Thunderbolt and P51 Mustang; and there was also a P-8A Poseidon Surveillance aircraft, which has a wingspan of 40 metres, developed for the U.S. Navy.
Even some miles away you would have been able to hear the noise of their engines even if you couldn’t witness them. Sometimes, and most especially in the evening, they had sounded like thunder in the distance warning people of an impending storm
Some of the aircraft were very reminiscent of a bygone era. However, on the ground that day there was a strange battle of another kind taking place which was definitely in conflict with the lessons we should learn from history.
A sea of demonstrators all representing many different groups appeared within the crowds. We were faced with people waving blue and yellow star spangled EU flags, people waving rainbow coloured flags, placards were being carried calling for democracy, banners and posters were being displayed to ‘out’ the prime minister, Boris Johnson, and demonstrations against climate change, were all inter-mingled and all attempting to make their voices heard above the sounds of rock music from one area and 40’s swing music from another area. It was all one crazy market place.
The peacefulness at my friend’s home was a very welcome relief as that evening we watched the strangely titled film “The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society” which tells the true story of the Nazi occupation of the Channel Islands during the Second World War and reflects the resistance that some Guernsey residents displayed towards the Nazi’s. Shirley
To be continued all this week. Many thanks to Shirley, my former keeper from England.
Gibber! Gibber!
Chugley
The History Student Chimp
2 thoughts on “WEEKEND REVELATIONS Pt 2”
Wonderful story!
Acknowledging the dedicated efforts of the WW2 participants in keeping freedom safe.
Safety for the right of the rag-tag ingrates to demonstrate and have their say. Calling for democracy? these people should visit the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, to see how democracy can work for them! EU flags, rainbow flags, outing the leader. The DPRK would handle those very quickly and very decisively.
Very insightful, as usual, Concerned Sydneysider, thanks for your input! Gibber! Gibber! Chugley
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