“Nice Work When You Can Get It”
LONDON, May 25. The following story is told by a British officer who returned from France on Saturday: “I was standing on a road near the French coast two days ago when a German aeroplane came over and out of it jumped five parachutists. “I suddenly noticed at my side a private soldier with a Bren gun. “Fie had an unlighted cigarette in his mouth and obviously was a Cockney by the way he spoke. “tie looked at the parachutists and seemed to gauge the speed at which they were falling. “Just My Cup of Tea.” “Fie produced a box ol matches from a pocket and quite calmly lit his cigarette and then with a twist of his tongue put it in a corner of his mouth. “Lifting his gun into position, he said: ‘Blimey. This is just my cup of tea.’ Taking aim, he fired. “The parachutists fell at distances ranging from 30 to 100 yards from us, and not one of them ever moved again. “His final comment was: ‘Nice work when you can get it.’ “He then sat down at the side of the road and finished his cigarette.”
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Northern Advocate, 27 May 1940, Page 5
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