G'day Rupert, On 30/04/2008, at 9:46 PM, Butler - business and family wrote: << The Royal Air Force played a most important part in the victory, both firstly by cutting the supply lines to the Japanese who might otherwise have overwhelmed the defenders of Imphal and Kohima and then by supplying our advancing forces. These airmen often felt that, in theatre at the time and even in the published official histories, they were the Forgotten Air Force. Can I suggest that the Forgotten Air Force in Burma might be the Indian Air Force? ooroo If you don't hear the knock of opportunity - build a door. Anon.
Whenever I think of Burma & WWII, I think of Orde Wingate and his Chindits, too. And of people like Raymond Campagnac and John Masters.....AI's who took part in the expedition. John Clay's biography of Masters includes a graphic account of this episode in Burmese history. Cheers, guys. Lynne. :)) P.S. And yes, John, I agree......the guys of the IAF were.........and are..........fantastic. :)) ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Feltham" <wulguru.wantok@gmail.com> To: <india-british-raj@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 10:20 PM Subject: Re: [INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ] REMEMBERING THE FORGOTTEN ARMY > G'day Rupert, > > On 30/04/2008, at 9:46 PM, Butler - business and family wrote: > > << The Royal Air Force played a most important part in the victory, > both firstly by cutting the supply lines to the Japanese who might > otherwise have overwhelmed the defenders of Imphal > and Kohima and then by supplying our advancing forces. These airmen > often felt that, in theatre at the time and even in the published > official histories, they were the Forgotten Air Force. > > Can I suggest that the Forgotten Air Force in Burma might be the > Indian Air Force? > > > > ooroo > > If you don't hear the knock of opportunity - build a door. > > Anon. > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.23.6/1402 - Release Date: 4/28/2008 > 1:29 PM >