He was bung full of his own importance.
Peter Taylor had his heart set enjoining the RAF after seeing an air circus with his sister and her boyfriend. He became an apprentice at 14 and eventually joined in 1939 at the start of World War 2, starting as a trainee wireless operator gunner. After a night out, Peter found himself in the service of the South African Air Force where he saw out his service as a Signals Officer.
Some of the lads who couldn't swim, they were just picked up and thrown anyway, it was a horrible morning.
He was bung full of his own importance
Some of the lads who couldn't swim, they were just picked up and thrown anyway, it was a horrible morning.
We were the sorriest set of recruits I could ever remember.
We were the sorriest set of recruits I could ever remember.
I didn't see Peg for two years, and while I was away, we got engaged.
I can't say we were over worked, it’s just as well we weren’t because we'd have been in trouble.
We were the sorriest set of recruits I could ever remember.
