The Germans did invade England - Shoreham airport Luftwaffe landing

[casper]

Just to prove my point the Luftwaffe did in fact invade England in 1940, well errrr 2010 actually.

Here is a genuine and still flying ME109 at the Shoreham Air Show August 2010.

Casper

PS the only piece of Britain they did occupy were the Channel Islands.

 

[Edward]

The Channel Island are not part of Britain. They are crown dependencies, but technically they are the remnant of the Duchy of Normandy, not part of Britain proper. Of course residents there are entitled to British citizenship, but that's by dint of the British having extended British citizenship to subjects throughout the Empire (as was), much like the Romans before them. Same deal with Northern Ireland (and formerly all of Ireland).

 

[casper]

The Channel Island are not part of Britain. They are crown dependencies, but technically they are the remnant of the Duchy of Normandy, not part of Britain proper. Of course residents there are entitled to British citizenship, but that's by dint of the British having extended British citizenship to subjects throughout the Empire (as was), much like the Romans before them. Same deal with Northern Ireland (and formerly all of Ireland).

I shall bow to your superior knowledge Edward !

Casper

 

[Edward]

I think the term you are looking for is "smartass".

The Luftwaffe had such lovely planes.... and uniforms..... pity about their boss, really.

 

[kokopelli]

hahahahahahaha... Indeed.. Cheers.. Ron

 

[dhermann1]

Hmmm . . . if the folks in the Channel Islands are perfectly happy remaining British, and the French have no problem with it, then maybe the folks in Argentina should take notice of that fact. (Sorry! I know, it's political. Ignore this comment!)

 

[SSuperDave]

Nice! Looks like the Spanish version with the Merlin?

 

[Stearmen]

Nice! Looks like the Spanish version with the Merlin?

Yes it is a Spanish built Hispano H-1112 Buchon. Very nice but very dangerous, to the pilot that is! They added a three bladed propeller, looks more like an original.

 

[casper]

Yes it is a Spanish built Hispano H-1112 Buchon. Very nice but very dangerous, to the pilot that is! They added a three bladed propeller, looks more like an original.

You may be right; I'm not an expert on German planes of WW2. So let's say it was a Spanish built one. Incidentally in the 1970 film Battle of Britain they used a lot of ex Spanish planes repainted for the Luftwaffe fleet.

But it was nice to see the dog fight with the ME109 and a few Spitfires and Hurricanes.

Here is the RAF Ops. tent at Shoreham.....

Casper

 

[Flynn]

Haha. Very cool!

 

[Smithy]

"The Germans did invade England"...

...Shingle Street...shhhhhhh

Nice Buchon BTW!

 

[Stearmen]

Here is an action shot of a Buchon! Low enough for you? I believe it was flown by the late Mark Hanna, who was killed in one a few years later.

 

[casper]

Here is an action shot of a Buchon! Low enough for you? I believe it was flown by the late Mark Hanna, who was killed in one a few years later.

Sadly a couple of years before I took the ME109 at Shoreham a guy in a Hurricane had a tragic accident. I wasn't there then, but I guess it was summer 2008. Sad.

Casper

 

[MisterCairo]

You may be right; I'm not an expert on German planes of WW2. So let's say it was a Spanish built one. Incidentally in the 1970 film Battle of Britain they used a lot of ex Spanish planes repainted for the Luftwaffe fleet.

But it was nice to see the dog fight with the ME109 and a few Spitfires and Hurricanes.

Here is the RAF Ops. tent at Shoreham.....

Casper

The squadron leader enters an RAF officers' mess and takes off his helmet.
Bovril	Morning, Squadron Leader.
Squadron Leader	What-ho, Squiffy.
Bovril	How was it?
Squadron Leader	Top-hole. Bally Jerry, pranged his kite right in the how's your father. Hairy blighter, dicky-birdied, feathered back on his Sammy, took a waspy, flipped over on his Betty Harper's and caught his can in the Bertie.
Bovril	Er, I'm afraid I don't quite follow you, Squadron Leader.
Squadron Leader	It's perfectly ordinary banter, Squiffy. Bally Jerry...pranged his kite right in the how's yer father...hairy blighter, dicky-birdied, feathered back on his Sammy, took a waspy, flipped over on his Betty Harper's and caught his can in the Bertie.
Bovril	No, I'm just not understanding banter at all well today. Give us it slower.
Squadron Leader	Banter's not the same if you say it slower, Squiffy.
Wingco	Yes!
Bovril	Bend an ear to the Squadron Leader's banter for a sec, would you?
Wingco	Can do.
Bovril	Jolly good.
Wingco	Fire away.
Squadron Leader	(draws a deep breath and looks slightly uncertain, then starts even more deliberately than before) Bally Jerry...pranged his kite...right in how's yer father...hairy blighter...dicky-birdied...feathered back on his Sammy...took a waspy...flipped over on his Betty Harper's and caught his can in the Bertie...
Wingco	...No, don't understand that banter at all.
Squadron Leader	Something up with my banter, chaps?
	A siren goes. The door bursts open and an out-of-breath young pilot rushes in in his flying gear.
Pilot	Bunch of monkeys on the ceiling, sir! Grab your egg and fours and let's get the bacon delivered!
	General incomprehension. They look at each other.
Wingco	Do you understand that?
Squadron Leader	No, didn't get a word of it.
Wingco	Sorry old man, we don't understand your banter.
Pilot	You know...bally ten-penny ones dropping in the custard...(searching for words) un...Charlie Choppers chucking a handful...
Wingco	No, no...sorry.
Bovril	Say it a bit slower, old chap.
Pilot	Slower banter, sir?
Wingco	Ra-ther!
Pilot	Um...sausage squad up the blue end?
Squadron Leader	No, still don't get it.
Pilot	Um...cabbage crates coming over the briny?
Squadron Leader	No.
Others	No, no....
	Stock film of a German bombing raid.
Voice Over	But by then it was too late. The first cabbage crates hit London on July the 7th. That was just the beginning.

[TD]Bovril [/TD]

Hold on then. (shouts) Wingco!

 

[casper]

Mister Cairo

:eeek:Monty Python maybe? Tally ho , bandits on your six o clock, dont get your kite shot up :eusa_doh:

Casper

 

[MisterCairo]

^^^^^
Bingo!

 

[Warden]

"The Germans did invade England"...

...Shingle Street...shhhhhhh

I must admit when I saw the thread, Shingle Street came to my mind.

 

[casper]

I must admit when I saw the thread, Shingle Street came to my mind.

I'd never ever heard of Shingle Street. Did the Germans send a small group to invade? We should know about it by now though surely?

I did google it to check on the story.

Casper

 

[Warden]

So the theory goes. See

http://www.shford.fslife.co.uk/ShingleSt/index.html?detail=overview

or

http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Bodies-Beach-Sealion-Shingle/dp/0954054903/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1331494973&sr=8-1

Some say it was a failed German commando attack on Bawdsey Radar Station, others an allied exercise which went wrong.

 

[Jerekson]

That's a beautiful aircraft.

Still got nothing on that purty FW-190, though.

I would love to have seen this...awesome machine. And authentic no doubt.

Lucky you, thanks for the picture!