Jetstreamer Posted December 2, 2020 Report Share Posted December 2, 2020 Friend of mine sent a picture I thought worth sharing here...Caption read:Training for airfield defence: An Army instructor teaching men of the newly-formed RAF Aerodrome Defence Corps on the Thompson sub-machine gun at Whitley Bay, Northumberland, in January 1942. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubguy Posted December 2, 2020 Report Share Posted December 2, 2020 I wouldn't want all those Thompsons pointed at me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waffen Und Bier Posted December 3, 2020 Report Share Posted December 3, 2020 Yes, that corporal is awfully trusting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Got Uzi Posted December 3, 2020 Report Share Posted December 3, 2020 It does appear that the bolts are forward so that would be a little hard for them to go off but still thats trusting your men Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpbcps Posted December 3, 2020 Report Share Posted December 3, 2020 Whitley Bay, is not far from where I spent some of my child hood, on the North East coast of England. I have many fond memories of day trips to Whitley Bay with my grandparents, when I was young. The British group Dire Straits had a hit song, called "Tunnel of Love", which immortalised the fair ground in Whitley Bay, called the Spanish City, but I digress. That photo was previosuly discussed in a post, almost a year to the day, in 2019, "Thompson Gun in British Service", when I mentioned the same connection to Dire Straights.. The coastline during WW2 was heavily fortified for obvious reasons, indeed there is a rich history of coastal defences going back to Roman times and indeed, Hadrian's Wall ends not far from Whitey Bay, in aptly name Wallsend. Yesterday I was out walking and about 15 minutes from my home there are remnants of the Roman Wall. If you are intersted in Thompson guns in British Service, here is another post from earlier in the year. Thompson Guns in British & Aussie Service - Thompson Submachine Gun Message Board - MachineGunBoards.com Forums and if you are interested in the story of the Thompson gun in British service: GREAT BRITAIN - THE TOMMY GUN STORY - Thompson Submachine Gun Message Board - MachineGunBoards.com Forums Home Guard Case Study - Thompson Submachine Gun Message Board - MachineGunBoards.com Forums Happy reading & stay safe Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetstreamer Posted December 3, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2020 Thanks Richard Im new to the forum and was unaware of the picture being previously posted. Love the history connection though!Ill be traveling to the U K in a couple weeks...Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpbcps Posted December 3, 2020 Report Share Posted December 3, 2020 Jeff,No isues with repeating posts, it often occurs, indeed I am sure a lot us are guilty of that offfence. What part of the UK are you travellng to? Due to C-19, we have all sorts of restrictions in place at the moment, including quarantine when you arrive in country. Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetstreamer Posted December 3, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2020 (edited) Hi Richard thanks Im traveling to London from US working as a flight crew member so Im exempt from the quarantine issues. Edited December 3, 2020 by Jetstreamer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpbcps Posted December 3, 2020 Report Share Posted December 3, 2020 Hi Richard thanks Im traveling to London from US working as a flight crew member so Im exempt from the quarantine issues. Lucky you! Do you stop over for long in the UK, or is it just a short trip with a quick return? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetstreamer Posted December 3, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2020 (edited) 24 hours and I wouldnt doubt theres restrictions on how far I can venture outside my hotel room Lol... Edited December 3, 2020 by Jetstreamer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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