Tales from the RAF

[Canberra Man]

Hi.
You may remember my tales from the RAF. One of them was about a bomb aimer on a night exersise, put a 25lb smoke and flash through the red fanlight of a pub and the pilot, Ted Flavell wrote a song about it to the tune of Oh Dear What Can the Matter Be. I have the words to the ditty now.

Oh dear what can the matter be, three old ladies locked in a lavatory.
Hiding from bombs Monday to Saturday
9 Squadron knew they were there.

The first one name, Elizabeth Bonner.
She went away for safety from Donna.
But the bombs that were dropped, still fell upon her.
9 Squadron knew she was there.

The second ones name was Mary Anne Styles.
She thought she was safe by 4 or 5 miles.
Till down came the bomb which banished her smils.
For 9 Squadron knew she was there.

The third victims name was Mary O' Connor.
The other two ladies blamed it upon her.
But "Flavell" knew better, upstairs in his bomber.
For he knew the ladies were there.

The stories near over and sorry to say.
That 9 Squadron aircraft are are bombing today.
So the ladies of Saltfleet are moving away.
For the Prussian Queen bog is the target they say.

How about that then.
Ken

[Xplumberlives]

I think the pub is actually in Saltfleetby!

But that might spoil the run of the ditty!