348. One Man’s Window - Chapter 16

WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You Talk

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Society & Culture, Education, History

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🗓️ 5 July 2021

⏱️ 31 minutes

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In April 1942 Denis Barnham flew his Spitfire off the deck of an aircraft carrier and headed for Malta, where the air battle over the island was at its most intense. This brilliant account of his time on the island offers a compelling and honest account of the terror of the battle and of life on Malta under siege. Read by Al Murray. We Have Ways is running a weekend festival from September 17th to 19th. There will be fifty military vehicles and a host of top speakers. Plus lashings of ale. Tickets can be booked here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/153466810361 A Goalhanger Films production Produced by Harry Lineker & Joey McCarthy Exec Producer Tony Pastor Twitter: #WeHaveWays @WeHaveWaysPod Website: www.wehavewayspod.com Email: wehavewayspodcast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	We have ways of making you talk presents One Man's Window, an illustrated account of
0:14.6	10 weeks of war, multiple April 13th to June 21st, 1942 by Dennis Barner.
0:26.6	Chapter 16 Final Refuge Hello Woody, ex-arly to airborne,
0:33.1	three other Spitfires and I are well out over the silver and blue sea, climbing steeply
0:36.9	into the sun.
0:38.1	Hello Woody, Dennis here, any trade for us?
0:41.0	Will it be the Italians this time?
0:43.0	If they don't fire us, there may be a chance of forcing one to land, of capturing an Italian
0:46.8	to find out what he really thinks, immense possibilities.
0:49.8	The whole war might be shortened, 15,000 feet, but still no reply from Woody.
0:54.4	Hello Woody, hello Woody, Dennis here, any trade, I ask anxiously banging my wireless
0:58.6	case and repeating the message.
1:00.7	At last.
1:01.7	Yes, Dennis, 40 plus 20 miles out, big jobs and little jobs approaching from the east.
1:07.1	Sounds like hunts.
1:08.5	Sounds as if escort is higher than the bombers.
1:10.4	Only four of us will climb up on top, divertically past escort then onto bombers.
1:15.2	I look out at the wings of my Spitfire for they are covered with huge white spots.
1:19.4	Following up my ideas on air combat, I wanted to be quickly recognised so that my companions
1:22.8	can reform to deliver a second attack on any bombers we meet.
1:26.8	I've also had my Perspex Hood removed.
1:29.4	Chief he disapproved the spots, but the airmen have made a splendid job of covering the
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