Yes, that's the "Phantom Major", himself, David Sterling on the right.
Hollywood has its own ways of creating TV series, but one would think the
SAS, North Africa, 1940-1942 (or therabouts) was the basis for "The Rat
Patrol". Though, no Americans ever served with the SAS in N. Africa.
The guns are Vickers K machine guns. An aircraft-to-aircraft weapon taken
off of obsolete bi-planes and scrounged by the SAS. Sirling used them to
shoot up planes on German airfields behind the front.
What an absolutely dynomite photo! Got any more?
-Curt Flowers, '42 MB
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-----Original Message-----
From: David H. Hatch - N9ZRT [SMTP:oslc@...]
Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 1998 2:03 PM
To: oslc@...; WillysTech
Subject: [WillysTech] SAS, N. Africa, WWII Photo
From: "David H. Hatch - N9ZRT" <oslc@...>
British Special Air Services, North Africa, WWII.
Could this be the basis of "The Rat Patrol"?
Dave Hatch
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