Your stories and pictures so far

From Rid
My grandfather John Banner MBE worked at RAF Defford where radar
testing and fitting were designed for the latest model of planes.He invented a
radio locator device for downed airmen.
This is covered in the book Angel visits from biplane to jets a history of radar
development and RAF Defford amongst other things.My grandfather was
posted to an abandoned school building and a chap with 2 brushes came in
and asked him to help tidy up.That was sir Bernard Lovell !
My grandfather assumed his radio locator device would rescue airmen from
the sea in dingys which it did but it had massive success in Borneo and
Malaya due to the dense jungle.He went on to be a director of GEC building
a tv factory and thousands of early TVs.
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From Keith Ettle
I read your piece in todays Sunday Mail (14/03/21). Very interes;ng. I have no
connec;on to your story other than my grandfather, 'Bert' Hill, born 1890 and
serves all during WW1 in the 1st Glosters, was a Printers' Cu_er for E. S. & A.
Robinson during WW2 in Bristol. (he was lucky not to be killed in France and
again during WW2 fire watching in Bristol at the Bedminster factory.
Continuing my story- One night in the 70's when he was about 80+ we
were watching a tv prog about 'Windows'. He was true Bristolian and
said 'Gaw blimey kid, now I know what I did'. He would set up the
machines to cut the printed paper that Robs printed for wrappers and
boxes so that it was in the size and shape wanted. Thay had a job to
cut silver paper, they thought for chocolate or food wrapping but seeing
the shape and size on the tv he recognised it as the job he did. All those
years after he knew what he was doing! Hope you get this in a readable
form and is of interest. Regards
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