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Showbiz News Showbiz Videos Home News Local Please attend Fylde war hero's funeral [h=1]Please attend Fylde war hero's funeral[/h] News Home More from Local Wednesday, June 25th 2014 00:00 Lancaster Bomber similar to the ones flown by Sidney during the war An appeal has gone out for mourners to attend the funeral of one of Britain's wartime heroes of the skies. Sidney Marshall died alone at the age of 90 and undertakers fear that they will be the only ones to accompany him on his final journey to Lytham Crematorium at 1.30pm on July 4th. His bravery and skills in Bomber Command 's Lancasters saw him complete 28 sorties- surviving as so many of his 9th Squadron colleagues died. He was involved in the attack which sank the mighty German battleship The Tirpitz and the D-Day landings. During one raid over Bergen his plane was attacked by five enemy fighters and from his mid upper gunner position Sidney shot all five down-a mission which earned him the Distinguished Flying Medal. After the war he ramined in the RAF and reached the rank of Warrant officer before he died suddenly at his home in Lytham St Annes,Lancs. Before he died the RAF Association helped him celebrate his 90th birthday by sending him the original citation which went with his medal which they traced in Ministry of Defence files. He has some surviving relatives but none are well enough to travel to the funeral. A spokesman for funeral directors handling the arrangements said:"Sidney Joseph Marshall flew through some of the most heavily defended missions over Occupied Europe during the war." "His coolness and bravery shone through-the fact he flew 28 sorties is a testimony to that." "We are asking for anyone currently serving in the RAF or retired personnel to attend Sid's funeral and give him the send off he deserves." "It would really be appreciated as apart from ourselves we fear no one else will be there."

think it goes like this but not sure where to mount it

bumping this up as i just got the kit and i cant work out how it goes together

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/mike.comerford/ORDNANCE/57.htm

ok hastings is asking for vehicles for their armed forces day at alexander park:cool2: they would like vehicles to attend and be at railway bridge entrance before 9 please the gent from before is no longer involved i have been told

mike what sort of time would you be flying out as might be able to help get you to the airport or if i cant im sure there will be someone who can

i know i bought a tarp from toolsave that fits under my canvas on the back to help waterproof the lining

hope this will work WOK%20File.pdf

i know a lot of jeeps and ww2 vehicles have military police painted on them and you can tell they are not serving if your vehicle can be used to impersonate a police vehicle then you can be prosicuted as impersonating a officer on duty best advice is either magnetic plates or like i used to do on my landrover on public roads was to cover over the police section and blue light hope this helps

there was no fault on what both you and bigredone did it just seemed that the layout was set up for the stalls and displays was spread out to much i think whoever had the site plan thought more was there or didnt realise the size needed the main plans for the event were a good idea and the vetrans enjoyed the day i even sat having a pint with the couple that were there so well worth going as talked to a load of school children on the 5/6th my only sugestion is if they ever have another event is they pass runing the military vehicle side over to other people to run it as the council didnt have a clue

it seems like there was a lot of confusion over the booking in when i arrived on wednesday security didnt know anything and finanly rang someone who pointed out a section on their map i moved to the position and on thursday had a couple more turn up ended up with 3 vehicles staying overnight and over the couple of days the maximum we had was 8 vehicles site would have been better if they had put the displays between the memorial and the d day musuem instead of using that field as a car park and stretching out everyone else

ax40 tell us where you live and i am sure we can get you to southsea for the 6th one way or another

thanks to the organisers for a fun weekend highlights watching the reme t a lads getting stuck in their new man truck and ending up taking part in a improvised awol para event in the arena:angel: low points getting stuck myself today:mad: but thanks to the russian line marke:cool2:r and stewarts maverick truck:cool2: for finally getting me on to harder ground

1 lad in a local group has a 1940's radio that has been gutted and he has a normal cd boombox hidden inside that plays the wartime music and ed munro broadcasts

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ex-MOD-Field-Telephone-Loudpeaker-Unit-Gun-Control-Vintage-Military-Collectab-/281337008156?pt=UK_Collectables_Militaria_LE&hash=item4180fe101c this might work with a jack plug into a ipod

prieum choice aka roadsure do as my bedford is with them good recovery service as was on way to a&e the first time when alternator siezed and transported me from worthing where i broke down to dorchester site have stuck with them since

ok for all the mechanics out there can you do the clutch plate on a mj easy in the field or is it a pain to do also do you have to have any specialist tools for it thanks in advance

just checking if there is anyone coming from north west to south east anytime soon

still looking for either overloard or anyone heading to the docks heading over to france for d day celebrations

might help if you say what size and type of vehicle so can work out dimensions

ax40 pm sent

yes paul parking between the 2 shows as from eastbourne its still a 50 quid fuel round trip and i can get a bus back and i will have the cookhouse dispay running for hmvf members who want a coffee during the show

booked in now only thing is couldnt see where the secure parking is required between shows tick box is as will need it

anyone coming from blackpool to the overloard show that has space for a bedford mj rear fold up seat please

well mate knowing you you will beat it stay safe and see you soon