the airfield for West Raynham, East Rudham.
Walked into the Sergeant's Mess,
encountered
a ground crew bloke, a fitter of some sort.
"Welcome to 1-1-4 Squadron, Sir.", no, it was "Sarge."
I thought, well that all went very well.
Bet you that I'm a Sergeant now.
I thought to myself, you don't address me like that.
I know you don't have to salute me.
He said, well, enjoy yourself mate.
Damn cheek.
He said, if you last a fortnight,
you'll be like bloody lucky. (laughs)
That's the way it was going.
If you last a fortnight you'll be lucky
Bill Burberry put his degree in Telecoms on hold to join the RAF in 1939. Bill flew in a Blenheim as a WOP Air Gunner, working with his squadron to attack German supply ships. The job was risky, as they only had 11 ½ seconds to drop the bomb and fly away safely. He was later posted to North Africa, but decided to leave the RAF after the war to be with his family.
England , United Kingdom
