THE BREIGHTON TWINS
FICTION (Based on real life experiences)
SYNOPSIS - The Breighton
Twins. 12 CHAPTERS. BOOK COMPLETED
Balloon Command closed down when the events of the Second World War changed to
the offensive. Basher who had been a Balloon Operator re-mustered to
Tele-printing and was finally sent to Breighton 78
Squadron belonging to Bomber Command 4 group, stationed near
York
,
England
.
Within days of being introduced to her new job in signals she met up with a telephonist
who came from the same part of
London
, whose personality was similar and who looked vaguely alike. The first two
weeks of their friendship Basher discovered that her new mate was on a charge
for being drunk and disorderly in the city of
York
, was confined to camp for two weeks. The two girls bonded over coffee in the
NAAFI each evening for an hours break from the spud bashing that June had to do
in the cookhouse. Their working shifts were together, but both came under the
scrutiny and dislike of the Warrant Officer in charge of their section. He
bullied them both, they were blamed for everything
that went wrong. He did finally feign friendliness during an evening shift and
listened with great mirth to June's dirty jokes, going hysterical when she told
him she'd have his guts for garters!
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