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VJ Day

I was out and about today mainly shopping
When the Red Arrows flew over head. Great sight to witness not having witnessed anything like it before.
I noticed one plane that had veered off then rejoined the formation.
What is the reason for the single plane doing this..sorry if I appear stupid just asking like I said my first time witnessing g anything like it
Sorry have no photos to post
When the Red Arrows flew over head. Great sight to witness not having witnessed anything like it before.
I noticed one plane that had veered off then rejoined the formation.
What is the reason for the single plane doing this..sorry if I appear stupid just asking like I said my first time witnessing g anything like it
Sorry have no photos to post
Best Wishes
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On the subject of VJ day its a shame like VE day that we cannot celebrate these things in a way only the British seem able to do, and that's well.
I kept 2 minutes silence at 11 a.m and thought of those who gave their lives so that we can live as we do in a country where speech is free and thought isn't a crime.
WE MUST NEVER FORGET xx
Well said woodbine.
I copied a photo of BBC ni and posted it showing the plane verring off..by the time it reached where I was it was just sliding back into formation
A matter of maybe 1 minute from start to finish
So beautiful yet so sad yet so peaceful.
A long time ago I worked in the post office and part of my work involved working in a special section with two others late at night.
During our breaks we would often talk about what we did to relax and I brought up i like watching anything to do woth ww2 and Vietnam War. Asked why I told them.my father in law was a sailor during the ww2 and had served on the Hood and was torpedoed on the Royal Oak. The joked he didnt have much luck and we laughed and I said no he didn't sure I married his daughter which got a bigger laugh.
Then they began telling me over periods of months how they were treated as pots in Japanese camps one had actually worked on the Burma railway.
Both saying the nightmares continue to this day.
I watched as their faces would just stare into nothingness while come over their faces.
I admired them for their services and strength even now but no longer with us..RIP
Scope
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You're welcome. It was my first time. Yes powerful and so sad too
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