The Packwood Paras

The Packwood family decided to do a Parachute jump, as you do!

Thats Mum, me, Luisa, Sarah, Alan and Lily. Alice, Amy and grandad gave it a miss (on this occasion). We did it for breast cancer research and raised loads of money. That was the easy bit. Jumping out of a plane at 13,000 feet was slightly more nerve wracking, but as everyone says, as soon as you hit the deck - softly in everyone's case apart from mum, who managed to land on top of the bloke she was attached too, (she did that on purpose) - you want to do it again. We haven't yet!

Tiny plane, spectacular view of Northamptonshire and a lot of screaming, swooping, the odd tear and silly hats. Mum has the video of herself and looks like a pro!

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Ray Cowles Motorcycles Pontypool

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Io sono il nipote di Robert Brimer Watson, uno degli primi paracadutisti inglesi chi fecero parte dell’incursione nel confine di Calitri di febbraio 1941, si chiamò ‘L’operazione Colosso’. Fu la prima volta che l’esercito Brittanico usò i paracaduti per un’incursione nel territorio nemico, e intendevano distruggere l’acquedotto sul Tragino. Dopo l’incursione, lo squadrone inglese intendeva andare a piedi al imbocco della Sele, sud di Napoli a ritrovare un sottomarino inglese, pero stati catturati e signor Watson stato imprigionato per due anni, in gran parte a Sulmona, e finalmente evase da prigione e scappato a piedi in Svizzera. So che questa storia successe molti anni fa, pero io vorrei sapere cos’é successo a mio nonno, sopratutto del periodo ‘in fuga’, e mi chiedo se ci sia qualcuno a Calitri che potrebbe aiutarmi risolvere questo mistero. Se potrebbe aiutarmi, il mio indirizzo é mikepackwood6@gmail.com Vi ringrazio. _______________________________________...

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