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Offline Athame57

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Lawrence of Arabia and the crash helmet
« on: November 12, 2021, 03:30:30 PM »
While researching Lawrence of Arabia I came upon this, interesting reading! https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-32622465
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Re: Lawrence of Arabia and the crash helmet
« Reply #1 on: November 12, 2021, 05:47:52 PM »
Very interesting reading. I remember the opposition back in the 70's to wearing crash helmets and I think this was when MAG was born?

T E Lawrence had a very interesting life, when he left the army he joined the RAF. He was sent to RAF No.1 Depot (known later as RAF Uxbridge) for basic training as a raw recruit. When he joined the RAF he used the pseudonym of John Hume-Ross to avoid being recognised by the establishment.  Whilst undergoing basic training at Uxbridge he wrote a book titled ‘The Mint’ based on his experiences, it is full of expletives and portrays a very poor picture of a basic airman’s life during training.
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