The feel of the comradeship really came through and Wing Commander Bob Dixon made a wonderful welcoming speech  which really showed what great esteem these Unsung Heroes are held in by the new squadron that carries on their number. The only thing missing during the morning session was time, there were not just enough minutes in the hour to recall the many incidents that these men hold.

Mrs Messenger with George talking to Ian Denness                                                 Ian & Jeff Dennes with Jack White

After lunch in the Junior Ranks Mess we all boarded the mini-busses and headed for Moreton-in-Marsh for a visit to the Wellington Museum. This museum is a very interesting visit for anyone interested in wartime aviation and more can be found by following the link in our links page. One problem is that the museum is small so our party had to split into two groups whilst one was in the museum the others were having a look round the village or (as the story was told later) like Les Povey, in one of the local pubs, drinking his Guinness. The story says that as the landlord pulled the pint at about two thirds the keg ran out, whilst away changing the keg, Les was getting thirsty, so raised himself from his seat, walked to the bar, picked up the unfinished pint and duly took it back to his table. When the barman came back he said to the lads ordering, "where's that pint I was pulling", "over there" they said pointing to Les, "Oh he'd better have another then, I don't fancy trying to get that one off him" said the barman. According to legend Les Povey has not altered over 55 years on.