Sean N Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 (edited) Nothing special, but I liked the period additions, presumably by the crew. The block to the right of 'CVTC' on the cover reads France - Belgium - Holland - Germany Edited August 15, 2020 by Sean N Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 Is that Eccles from the Goon Show driving? Perhaps that is where he met Spike Milligan whilst recovering his runaway artillery piece 😀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2691H Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 Richard I though Spike Milligan was Eccles and his artillery gun which was not dug in correctly, went down the side of a hill passing Ned Seagoon (Harry Secombe). on its way. I can not remember the exact words said, it was something like "has anyone seen my gun" Mick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 Hi Mick, You are probably right, I have not heard a Goon Show for years now. Hope all is well with you on The Island Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean N Posted August 16, 2020 Author Share Posted August 16, 2020 (edited) 11 hours ago, 2691H said: I can not remember the exact words said, it was something like "has anyone seen my gun?" Spike was Eccles, though the Goons were post war, so interesting to see the name presumably wartime. Wonder if Spike got it from wartime usage. Allegedly it was 'Has anyone seen a gun?' to which Secombe supposedly replied 'What colour was it?' The right front view in the manual carries the name 'Lottie', so I assume the manual owner was involved with two of these while in the service. Edited August 16, 2020 by Sean N 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2691H Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 The Goons met during WW2 whilst enlisted and performing in army unit shows, including Michael Bentine. First time Spike met Harry was when he lost his artillery gun. Books on these characters are well worth reading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surveyor Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 Have to say the Navy Lark should not be overlooked Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Le Prof Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 Hi All, BAFO (British Air Forces of Occupation) RAF existed between 15th July 1945 and 1st Sept 1951. Read all about it here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Second_Tactical_Air_Force CVTC was an official abbreviation for the Civilian Vocational Training Centre, I think training for Demob, but perhaps there were other usages too. Best Regards, Adrian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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