A revealing picture of a time when Britain was losing its empire.
It draws on letters written at the period by an airman, his vivid
memories and experiences from the Canal Zone, Kenya during Mau Mau
times, Cyprus and Jerusalem. His time encompassed conducting church
services, being shipwrecked, numerous wildlife encounters and the
formation of many lifelong friendships. The Canal Zone was no easy
life and 50 years later a medal was awarded when the government was
forced to admit it was deserved and to confess its own political
chicanery in the events. Hamish paints a picture of the highs and
lows of RAF life, a station being run down in Egypt, working in
oppressive heat and now and then being shot at! He saw the Windrush
a week before it exploded and sank in the Mediterranean; both the
Windrush story and that of building the Suez Canal are detailed in
an appendix. There is much to find in this story including
background histories to events and the politics of the time. As a
whole it provides a fascinating account of the era.
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