the shepherd, read by alan maitland

[starshippe]

   once again i offer this wonderful christmas story, written by frederick forsyth for his wife, and read by alan maitland every christmas eve on cbc since 1979.
   its about a vampire fighter pilot returning to england on christmas eve, 1957, who has a problem, and is met over the north sea by..... a dehavilland mosquito?

   The Shepherd - Frederick Forsyth - read by Alan Maitland from CBC Radio

   yes, i get goosebumps.

bill

[starshippe]

   heres a link to a google images page showing dehavilland vampire fighters. looks like a jet powered p38. i had never seen one.

   http://www.google.com/search?num=10&hl=en&site=imghp&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1280&bih=723&q=british+vampire+fighter&oq=british+vampire+fighter&gs_l=img.12...3049.15897.0.19599.23.11.0.12.12.0.244.1498.4j5j2.11.0...0.0...1ac.1.LUA0Ul0a1aQ

bill

[flyboy53]

Didn't know this program existed. I've owned the book for years...a personal favorite.

You should read Stranger to the Ground by Richard Bach.

[starshippe]

   thanks for the note. coincidentally, i see that the intro to stranger to the ground is by gill rob wilson.
   i will definitely give it a read.
   this is the same bach that wrote j l seagull, isnt it?

thanks again,
bill

[starshippe]

   interesting quote from gill robb wilson, from the intro to "stranger to the ground...."

   "our modern triumph in reaching toward the stars is as much an extension of the human spirit as it is a breakthrough in science. science is the servant. spirit is the master."

bill