Torrey Canyon :50 years ago

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  1. CL1

    CL1 116th LAA and 92nd (Loyals) LAA,Royal Artillery

  2. Tolbooth

    Tolbooth Patron Patron

    Whenever the Torrey Canyon gets mentioned I'm always reminded of Derek "Blaster" Bates' comments about it;
    "The RAF bombed it for two days, dropped one hundred 1000lb bombs on it and hit it twice! I tell you what, in the next war I'm gonna sit slap bang in the target area - after all, it was stuck on a rock and it wasn't even bl**dy firing back!"

    Derek "Blaster" Bates (1923-2006) was a demolition expert and raconteur, much in demand as an after dinner speaker. Several of his recordings are on Youtube but, be warned, they are very funny and very coarse! For instance the episode of blowing up a farmers septic tank is described as "The Shower of sh!t over Cheshire!"

     
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