[ARC5] "In for a penney, in for a pound', RAF memoir

[Hubert Miller]

For afficionados of the subject, "WWII aircraft radio", I recommend this book, which you can acquire in
paperback for small money: "In For A Penney, In For A Pound", "The adventures and misadventures
of a wireless operator in Bomber Command". Howard Hewer, published in Canada, 2004.

Many interesting topics, such as 1082/1083;  1154/1155, TR9F, accidents, bombing missions, desert
accommodations, LRDG, and more.  Chapter 13 I found maybe especially poignant: "Fear, Courage, and
'Lack of Moral Fibre', i.e. mental breakdown due to continuous fear and stress. "We came to understand
what was known as the Moran Principle, that courage is not an absolute human characteristic, but
expendable capital every man possesses in varying quantity. General George Patton knew what he was
talking about when he observed, 'Fatigue makes cowards of us all' ".  ( A quote from this general that does
carry its own irony. ) "We heard of entire squadrons being paraded to watch, as a warning lesson, the rank
insignia and buttons torn from the tunic of a charged and convicted LMF victim. When the American Eighth
Air Force became operational in early 1943, and began to have the same problems, they developed a more
humane way to deal with these casualties of war".

If you're interested in these topics, your time will be well spent.

One thing though: who can explain the system whereby the TR9F radio received warnings from barrage balloons ?
I had never before read of this.
Hue Miller, K7HUE
Newport, Oregon, U.S.A.
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