Dad's Old Photos

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In the process of writing my "novel," (shhhhh) I was researching my dad's activities in WWII and remembered a website I'd found a couple of years ago that listed missions his squadron flew out of Ceylon in 1942-1943. I found his name in transcriptions from official documents and cross-checked the dates with his pilot's logbook, which I still have. It was a strange experience, surreal.

Dad, like most of the veterans of that war, never talked about his experiences. I knew he was stationed in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka,) and I knew he flew bombers, but that's all.

I contacted the person who owns the website and who transcribed the records, to thank him and let him know that his work is useful, and he wrote back, sending me some photos of two of the very planes (Liberators - bombers) that Dad had piloted.

I sent this fellow, Robert, some photos I had, and he has now posted them in his site.

I am rather thrilled!


Check it out: http://www.rquirk.com/160files/mullins/mulphoto.html

Here is the link from the 160 Squadron page: http://www.rquirk.com/160.html



Of course, this has been a diversion from my task, the writing of the "novel." I should not be researching (not for this kind of novel writing) or scanning old photographs, or, for that matter, wasting precious words here in this blog. "No words that don't count!" ought to be my slogan.

Another side-effect of having taken on this challenge is that two of my online friends have joined me: Stef from England and Suzi from New York. We have been cheering each other on, and I am most grateful for that.

You can visit their blogs: ca ne fait rien and Promiscuous Prose



I shall offer a book report later, on my "novel." For now, however -

NO WORDS THAT DON'T COUNT

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