Sea And Air Road Courtesy
This apocryphal story made the Navy laugh in 1941 :
A Focke-Wulf has been circling around a convoy most of the day. At last a British warship signalled to the pilot: “For heaven’s sake go round the other way—you’re making us giddy!” The Focke-Wulf replied: “Anything to oblige the English,” and changed direction. As she did so, an armed merchant cruiser let off a six-inch shell at the Nazi. Whereupon the warship inquired politely: “Anywhere near you?” “Miles away, thanks,” replied the aircraft, and proceeded to unwind the necks of the Navy gunners.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 15, Issue 81, 11 August 1950, Page 7
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97Sea And Air Road Courtesy Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 15, Issue 81, 11 August 1950, Page 7
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