Jan
It was not always just "fun". As I said before, it
could get "real". One incident sticks in my mind. I
witnessed engineer(and I assure you, I use the term
loosely!) Harold Carney try to kill engine foreman
Eddy Rowland. Eddy was on top of a coal load at the
end of a cut, being shoved down a yard track. Carney
big holed the engine and threw him to the ground. The
hopper narrowly missed cutting him in two. Carney had
threatened him earlier in the day in a dispute over
overtime.
John
--- Jan Kohl <jkohl@n...> wrote:
> Thanks for sharing!
>
> I'm not sure if I understand WHY there was a certain
> amount of animosity between some of the different
> jobs, I don't guess I'll understand it. However, I
> think I can compare it somewhat with the
> relationship between the fighter pilots, wizzos
> (backseat pilots) and ground crew when I was in the
> USAF (as ground crew). Granted we also had
> something called fraternization, but that didn't
> make much difference. To the ground crew, the
> pilots were (usually) idiots, and I think we were
> considered scum of the earth by the pilots. You
> usually had to have a pretty exceptional pilot and
> probaby visa-versa to have an actual
> friendship...and you'll never hear the end of the
> story if you ask a pilot about wizzos and visa versa
> again...
>
> All-in-all, I think it comes down to jealousy from
> everyone BUT the pilot/engineer, and pure snobbery
> FROM those people... :)
>
> I actually did make great friends with one of our
> A10 pilots at RAF Alconbury, we both had a great
> interest in racing cars and he wasn't an ass like
> many of the other pilots...
>
> Ok, this is not the forum for MY war stories, but
> thanks for listening... :)
>
> Cheers!
>
>
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