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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, AUGUST 14, 1984.

"Ask the How Oberstleutnant

if I can take off and try a little trip," said Bader.

WING COMMANDER DOUGLAS BADER, the legis fighter ace with a reputation of

invincibility, is abot down at last on a sweep over Franes. A prisoner in hospital at 8t, Omer, be takes stock of his position. He must let his wife, Thelma, know that he is wiill alive. And he must try to replace the metal leg he lost when his plane crashed. He selves both problems by making the Germans to radio Engianit for a new leg. Then he starts planning to escape and Mika Lucille, a French girl working in the hospital, if she can bulp him. Meanwhile, the Germans find the damaged leg in the wreckage of Bader's alroraft and repair it.

way.

acorn

The

+

and

1

BADER DRINKS WITH

THE LUFTWAFFE

and asks for a flight in

height and a course and a time to drop it over. St. Omer."

Bader Have a rich belly- chuckle, "I bet they drop it with bomba," he said. "They don't need any unrestricted passage."

The Count grinned amlably and raised his glass. "We will be ready," he promised. "Let us hope the next leg will not be shot down.

There was another thing he said.- The Oberstleutnant Galland, who commanded at their airfield, Wissant, near St. Omer, sent his compliments to Oberstleutnant Bader ani 10 come ondd have tea with them,

must damn nulsance. It gets tangled would like him

up in my stumpe."

and then

Bader was intrigued. It would be churlish to refuse, and in any caso ho would love to meet Galland (probably they had

REACH

FOR

THE

SKY

By

PAUL

109

After playing a little while with that, Galland led him und?!?! the others several hundred yards along Hedge-lined paths to the. law, three-sided blast walls of an aircraft pén. In it stood an Mo 109,

Bader looked at it fascinated, and Galland · raado # pollte gesture for him to climb in. Ho surprised them by the way ha hauled himself on to the wing- root, grabbed his right leg and swung it into the cockpit and climbed in unaided. As he cast professional a glinting

noye over the cockpit

lay-out Galland leaned in and pointed things out. Mad thoughts about start- ing. up and slamming the throttle on for a reckless take- of surged through Bader's mind."

Lifting his head, he could seo

no signs of the airfield, He to the interpreter. "Would you ask the

already met in the air). It BRICKHILL turned

brought

o breath of chivalry lost from modern war. And it

Oberstleutnant if I can take off

Herr

on his and try a little trip in this

thing?"

clothes get N the moring Lucille Must

came in with the destroy the note. Usual brend and

He had his pipe and matches. The doctor looked profes- coffee.

thoughtful sionally Roaching out he picked up smiled. "Oh, well, I suppose It sentry lounged in the door- his tin legs from the wall, lifted is all right in your case.

his nightshirt, strapped them on

will have your clothes brought out of the dnor. and walked

to you." stood in his way. sentry Bader grinned a cheerful The "Bon jour" at her, and then He pointed to the lavatory and

Half an hour later a German

a lot of medals a chance to spy out the and WILE the sentry nodded.

nurse came in with his clothes, W the grin nearly slipped as

Inside the lavatory he closed put them in a nest plle beside country, to see the other side, tunte

од 盛 enemy fighter he felt her pressing a piece the door, struck

The Knight's Cross with Ook Galland chuckled and a match and his bed, smiled briefly at him station, to weigh it up and Leaves and He burned the note, holding it by and went out,

Swords-almost answered. Tho interproter of paper into his palm.

corner till it was all

compare it.

decoration grinned at Bader. "He says that back Germany's highest Might get closed his fingers round it one

-bung round his neck. He put if you do he'll be taking aft and charred,

then

Two young Luftwaffe pilots, home with a 1091 and slid the clenched fist wrinkled

out his hand and said. "Galland." right after you," had It dropped the ashes into the pan who

visited him the under the bedclothes.

and flushed it.

Bader put out his own, hand, be delighted tó come,” previous day, came in again

"Oh, how d'you She said

My name "All right." Bader sald, look- was very quick,

The leader,

do, who was

Count he said.

Is Douglas Bader." Galland did ing a litle too eagerly at nothing.

mouth but her

von Someone-or-other, said: "It

not speak English, and the Galland. "Let's have a go." lifted in a pale smile as she

officer interpreted engineering went out of the room.

A br of

stepped othere

forward

door closed

sentry.

behind

The

the

Half under the clothes, Bader unfolded the paper and read, written in French in a clear, child-like hand:

Sentry gaped

WALKING

WA

"I'd

"Good," beamed the Count, is good to see you on your legs "A car will come for you." again. Look, we haf brought

you two bottles of champagne.

Agreeably they Anished the back Will you come and drink them second bottle,

up the corridor, with us?"

the pentry goped

at him all the way and

They took him down a flight

ho know of stairs to the doctor's room. was not there, self but the doctor and angrily consciously

how just the three of them. The first ridiculous he looked in the cork popped. It developed into nightshirt with the legs under a cheerful little party. neath. It was then that the idea struck him.

"My son will be waiting oul-

Bader liked them both; they side the hospital gates every night

wero "types" after his own from midnight until 2 a.m. He

the doctor came in heart and he would have liked will be smoking a cigarette. We later, Bader said in a voice of to have had them In his wing. wish to help France."

When

friend

of sweet reason:

my

"Look, I've got legs back now but I just

can't with

may hat "Soon you

Officers' mess

him

Galland chuckled again, and

in turn, clicking their heels as said that he was off duty at the they were introduced. Galland moment. lod

off, trailed by the

As he stepped out of the 109, others, down a garden path Bader looked across the country lined with shrubs into a long and saw the son. For beyond ho low arbour. Boder was

thought he could glimpse the white cliffs of Dover.

.

A

The door opened

THEY bad fes in the farm-house

К

white

walters

مل

prised to see it filled with an ACAR come bear elaborate model railway on

ing. 2 bald big raised platform. little engineering officer, who sut by Galland pressed a button and him all the 15 miles little trains whirred past little to Wissant. It was stations, rattling over points, n sunny day past signals, through tunnels and it felt good to be out. They and model cuttings. Eyes spark- to Bader, Galland turned three drew up in front of an attrac

like a walk around 1th

"With Live country farmhouse of red looking. them legs," the Count said, can!

amali of Reichsmart brick

officers stood fun German It's the permission this nightshirt on,

outside it was the officers' mess. "This is the Horr Oberstleut terribly embarrassing." He ex- shal Goering, the Luftwaffe has

As Bader got out a good-look- nant's favourite place when he is radioed to England on inter- breast pocket of the nightshirt m sure you'll understand,

rail- dark-haired

Goering and with a little Reichsmarshal

the other uniforms were and stuffed handkerchief on he went on winningly, I must to give a British aeroplane un-

the Reich- The atmosphere was wrong, too,.. top. It was red hot.

Somehow have some clothes to wear. restricted passage to fly your moustache, slepped forward. He way, but of course The must get rid of it. He knew Even in bed this nightshirt's a lég. We have given them had burn marks round the eyes smarshal's is much bigger.

that the person

who bravely signed a name to it was able

It was signed “J. Riceque."

He lucked

having

interpreter saldr

the noto in the plained about the gaping sc national waveband. They offer in man about his own age, not flying. It is a replico

to death. Lucille, too.

Now how the hell to get out of the hospital? And he must get his clothes back! Couldn't walk

Koul tapy a pinat

white night-shirt, Pretend he was walking in his sleept With lin legs sticking out under his night-shirt!

Silly thoughts

chased their tails in his head.

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THESE SCOTS

LOSING

WHEN the eighth Edin-

W

international burgh

DON'T MIND

MONEY

By J. W. TAYLOR'

HERE

contai - bring= - ing sandwiches and English, ten (probably captured).

been. of RAF mcss except that all

could

have

which Was understandable. Everyone smiled, exuding good will, but it was a little,straiped and formal and the falle was, stilted. With Galland there no one seemed to speak much. 1

Galland güve him a tin of English tobacco, and when he took him out to the car said: "It has been good to meet you. l'in afraid you will find it different in prison camp, but if there is ever anything I can do, please high standards meant further let me know." Josses

1949, £24,207; 1951

He smiled warmly, shook £18,992. £38,034; last year festival of music and drama Festival

Donations from the Arts Council: hands, clicked his heels and and a chance to hear stringent requirements,

behind, everyone else clicked opene on August 22, it is a and watch the stars of the arts it was that on August 25, 1047, its Scottish Centre, the city cor- bowed. At a discreet distance

poration, private the

Bader got St Giles'

contributors

heels and bowed, foregone conclusion that it from all parts of the world at in

and revenue from the concurrent to the car with the lule trumpeters

Tattoo have helped will be a triumph and a their best, and each year they Cathedral,

disappointed. They are wounded, a ceremonial fanfare Military

engineer and they drove back monetary loss as well, but are

to the hospital: International first the Edinburgh Scots don't quietly ousted and swamped by marking the launching of Edin square the annual accounts.

tourists from all over the world burgh's

festival of music and dramo. mind.

and United Kingdom visitors.

Such a display of the arts had never before been attempted in

There Ja more to it than

The tickets are sold in blocks more financial success, for nothing has done more to add to in many other countries. The Britain,

cheapest opera seat is 89.60; the city's prestige in the aris

concert hall than this "now Salzburg." as other theatre and this ambitious venture was Arst sents are cheap at 25. Gd., rising to 25s, other than box scats, called.

depending on the type of per the formance,

The attempt to display arts on an unprecedented scale In Britain through this unique festival has grown In public

of nave

state

Thus

...

HUMAN HAPPINESS

Thero has, however,

The engineer officer took him back

up to the word, shook and his heels hands, clicked been bowed himself out. Then the door

helmet

A wide

of per- considerable improvement in the opened and a German soldier variety by the world's best city's trade as the result of the wearing a coal-scuttle

Festival, particularly in the seame In." formances orchestras, plays, films, balets,

exhibitions were export market.

The soldier, who must have operas and packed into three hectic weeks

And to emphasise that the been awaiting his return, saluted of art;

Festival a judged on artistic and sald in atrocious English; Among the thousands of standards and not balance sheet Herr Ving Commander, to festival fans, tourist and day results, here are the views in a morrow morning at eight o'clock

for nutshell of the Lord

you vill be pleased to be ready clamoured

Provost trippers who

because you go to Chermany." Edinburgh tickets, hundreds were doomed

"While it is the desire

IDEA'S ORIGIN .

favour at home and abroad to such an extent that, in its roven The idea of

an

such

world... our

af

years of activity, it has come to Festival arose at lunchtime dis- to disappointment by the Edinburgh....that she might • After the war Galland sens rival in distinguished reputation cussion in London towards the tonishing advance bookings from the best of Europe's 30 or close of 1944 between Rudolf all parts of the world which soon boome the stage of the artiste Bader aandpahot of the scene,

festivals,

Festival is not an and only then did he discover annual Bayreuth,

as Bing, then general manager of snapped up the 180,000 tickets mainburgh project whose value that a German ofeer beside the Salzburgh,

Prades,

Opera, and on offer. A number of the Bregenz, Florence and Cheltene Glyndebourne

representatives

of the British frustrated, however, comforted is to be calculated in terms of cockpit had been pointing 4 hom,

Council,

themselves with the thought.. money, sponsors today? I Each year it has grown

In I was Bing's intention to present that at least they were artistic merit and importance in a festival of music and opera on Edinburgh during festival time, the minds of the critics, arts an international footing in the for to be seen in the efty then

for the student seeking "Reach for the Sky" by Pau lovers and performers en all United Kingdom. *In addition

Important to the highbrow, academic knowledge or learning. Brickhill,

·publared continents, always striving for to theatres, Concert hails and

norla 11. Scottish heavy plitol as him all the tiene

in lid sal theralsig be reckoned

to

ventunor

a festival for the WORLD COPYRIGHT - RESERVED or artistic snob... nor

the finest presentation of the space, ho Insisted that his On this score, the festival was it is a festival for all in search Collins. fold and new, This in a city location called for scenery, size a resounding success, but the of beauty....It is a festival för

which has no' orchestra of its and an atmosphere

or a full-time repertory to the arts.

own company,

Each year the people of Ediri- All concerned burgh kek forward to the Edinburgh best

conducive cost of staging and assembling those who through, the medium such a display of talent made a of the arts would seek to res financial loss a foregone con establish human rights, and hop- that clusion. It was £20,177 down, pinese in the economic and these and the maintenance of such social world.""

agreed

met

MANDRAKE THE MAGICIAN

this

I'VE SEEN HIM. BEFORE

HOW'D YOU

WORK THAT

AVALANCHET

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