Month: January 2023

SaveSundowner: Special Interview with Melissa Ratliff

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I Was Only Doing My Job, Podcast

Summary Earlier this month I sat down with Melissa Ratliff from God’s Favorites: A History Podcast to discuss her current project, saving the Sundowner a motor yacht formerly owned by Charles Lightoller, who was Second Officer aboard the RMS Titanic for her ill-fated maiden voyage in April, 1912. She participated in the Dunkirk evacuation as one of … Read More “SaveSundowner: Special Interview with Melissa Ratliff” »

The Greatest Aviator: H/ACDRE Charles Edward Kingsford-Smith AFC MC

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I Was Only Doing My Job, Podcast

Summary 9-JUNE-1928. While serving as a despatch rider as part of the 4th Division Signals Company during the First World War, Sergeant Charles Edward Kingsford Smith sought a greater adrenaline rush and joined the Australian Flying Corps. Later serving in the Royal Flying Corps; British Expeditionary Force, he shot down four German aircraft before he … Read More “The Greatest Aviator: H/ACDRE Charles Edward Kingsford-Smith AFC MC” »