"The Great Escape".........

[jerryd]

What a great story :)


UK veteran back home after D-Day escape (http://www.skynews.com.au/news/top-stories/2014/06/08/uk-veteran-back-home-after-d-day-escape.html?cid=BP_RSS_SN-TOPSTORIES_5_UKveteranbackhomeafterDDayescape_0806 14)

[bob10]

Great story. Good to hear he still goes to the local pub, for a pint. He was involved in one of the operations during WW2 which enabled the Allies to crack the enigma code. A modern movie would have you believe The US Navy captured an enigma machine from a German U-Boat, but that was Hollywood fantasy. It was Bernard, & his mates of the R.N. Bob


Allies capture German Enigma machine, May 9, 1941 | EDN (http://edn.com/electronics-blogs/edn-moments/4414096/Allies-capture-German-Enigma-machine--May-9--1941)

[jerryd]

I think Bernard is a bit of an unsung hero :cool:

We worked on the roof of "Bletchley Park" back in '79/80 I think it was, all a bit top secret you know :)


Captain Ridley's Shooting Party (http://www.bletchleypark.org.uk/content/hist/worldwartwo/captridley.rhtm)

[bob10]

Spook central, Bob


WWll in Colour-Cracking the Enigma Code Machine - YouTube (http://youtu.be/gZZC-XdJXTk)