Beer Run for Fosters

[comiso90]

better hope there is no crosswind

"Mommy, how did Daddy die? Was he a hero? Did the Germans get him?

"Well son, your father was on a very important mission to deliver vital, secret supplies. He augered in on landing in a french airfield but he died a hero."

 

[lesofprimus]

Aussie Ace Clive Caldwell was even court martialled for it!

Hmmmm, that I did not know...

 

[v2]

"Mommy, how did Daddy die? Was he a hero? Did the Germans get him?

"Well son, your father was on a very important mission to deliver vital, secret supplies. He augered in on landing in a french airfield but he died a hero."

 

[Njaco]

They could have just done this:

How to Build a Model Airplane out of Beer Cans

 

[Wildcat]

Hmmmm, that I did not know...

Basically Les, Caldwell was the ring leader of the famous "Morotai mutiny" so the top brass back in Oz used illegal alcohol trading as a reason to Courtmartiall him. IIRC he was reduced in rank...

 

[Micdrow]

The pictures with the kegs of beer under the spitfire are in the book Spitfire the History. According the the caption this was a typical propaganda effort for the period.


Micdrow

 

[v2]

If you would like to build a model with kegs, I found a kegs...