Correction: Everywhere.I've noticed that the Twin Otters are extremely common in the airlines of various island nations and territories, particularly the Caribbean ones.
Thanks. Made 'em myself. '65 -'67.
Correction: Everywhere.I've noticed that the Twin Otters are extremely common in the airlines of various island nations and territories, particularly the Caribbean ones.
And Churchills famous line "We have solved the Continents Toilet paper problem." in response.Operation Bodenplatte was the Fat Man's last operation-by a Luftwaffe commander whose vanity and wilfulness knew no bounds. That operation not only destroyed the Luftwaffe in the West, but cost 253 pilots: 19 of whom were wing, group, or squadron commanders-literally irreplaceable.
Another idiotic use of aircraft: RAF Bomber Command dropping leaflets instead of bombs in the first months of the war. Not only were German armaments factories off limits to actual bombing attack (because they were private property), but even when military targets-like the German navy base at Wilhemshaven-were attacked, to give one example, ROE were so strict that many strike aircraft jettisoned their bombs-those who'd survived flak and fighters. The ROE? No ship tied up at the docks could be attacked, lest civilian casualties result from off-target bombs. As for the leaflets, as J.R. Collville-who was private secretary to both Chamberlain and Churchill before serving as an RAF pilot-it was done at Chamberlain's behest: he naively hoped that if the British did their propaganda properly, that there'd be some revolt in Germany-Hitler would be assassinated, or something that would cause the German civilian population to rise up. Anything to prevent a real clash of arms and a repeat of the Somme or Vimy Ridge. (from episode #2, Distant War, in the World At War documentary series) Such folly contributed to Chamberlain's downfall.
Indeed: a joke went around RAF bases that bomber crews had to be reminded to untie the bundles of leaflets prior to dropping, lest someone on the ground below be hurt by an untied pack of leaflets.
Thanks. Made 'em myself. '65 -'67.
So you've worked for DHC, ey ?