alchresearch Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 (edited) 9 hours ago, WarPig said: I wonder what coverage this story has had, if any, on American TV? CBS News: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/airmen-killed-during-world-war-ii-crash-honored-75-years-later-2019-02-22/ NBC (amusingly with subtitles on Tony's bits!) https://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/video/american-world-war-ii-airmen-who-gave-their-lives-to-save-kids-honored-with-flyover-1447336003932 Edited February 27, 2019 by alchresearch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unrecordings Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 9 hours ago, WarPig said: I wonder what coverage this story has had, if any, on American TV? Not on Beyond 100 Days again (Tuesday), I hoped the proclamation might have prompted something, but it's only a 30 minute show that's pretty much dominated by Youknowwhat and Youknowwho Just did a quick google and it looks like proclamations are not that big a deal in the US, never mind finding news on Tony's - all I found was this: https://www.foxnews.com/world/us-officials-honor-uk-man-who-tends-memorial-of-us-airmen 3 minutes ago, alchresearch said: CBS News: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/airmen-killed-during-world-war-ii-crash-honored-75-years-later-2019-02-22/ NBC (amusingly with subtitles on Tony's bits!) https://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/video/american-world-war-ii-airmen-who-gave-their-lives-to-save-kids-honored-with-flyover-1447336003932 Obviously my google powers are waning... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyaslarry Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 There are serious contradictions in official accounts of the time of the Mi Amigo cash and the subsequent recollections of Tony Foulds, as here https://wp.me/p5wFIX-19H Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narden Dee Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 2 hours ago, happyaslarry said: There are serious contradictions in official accounts of the time of the Mi Amigo cash and the subsequent recollections of Tony Foulds, as here https://wp.me/p5wFIX-19H yes just confirms my thoughts, i think he (Tony) just got carried away talking to what he thought was some bloke and it spiralled out of control and once it started its hard to roll it back. its justa bit sad that others who volunteer their time tending to war memorials not just in endcliffe but around the city are not given the same kind of publicity, also nothing has been said about SCC who undertake a lot of work on these that includes Parks staff who clear the memorials regardless of what certain people think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyaslarry Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 I certainly think Tony got carried away and then found he was in too deep to backtrack. The serious criticism needs to be directed at Dan Walker who failed to carry out basic journalistic checks but rushed to tweet. It has become clear that the BBC knew early on that Tony's story was a load of baloney but kept silent, thus deceiving viewers and licence payers. The Star and Yorkshire Post also knew but kept a conspiracy of silence. The sad fact is the story could have been checked and found wanting by someone with only one day's experience in journalism! They just had to read David Harvey's book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanes teeth Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 12 hours ago, happyaslarry said: I certainly think Tony got carried away and then found he was in too deep to backtrack. The serious criticism needs to be directed at Dan Walker who failed to carry out basic journalistic checks but rushed to tweet. It has become clear that the BBC knew early on that Tony's story was a load of baloney but kept silent, thus deceiving viewers and licence payers. The Star and Yorkshire Post also knew but kept a conspiracy of silence. The sad fact is the story could have been checked and found wanting by someone with only one day's experience in journalism! They just had to read David Harvey's book. Thus deceiving viewers,licence payers and the US Airforce! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crissie Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 It made for a superb spectacle though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abbeyedges Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 He brought the world's attention to these young men who lost their lives in a Sheffield park. Of course there'll be those who'll look for gaps in the story. That sadly is human nature. They will hope their story becomes bigger than the original story. As Tony Foulds has always maintained - it was never about him but about those who died 75 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HackyJacky Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 If (a) it was never about him and (b) he hasn't been telling the whole truth, then perhaps he shouldn't be allowing this to happen? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-47474347 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOLDEN OLDIE Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 Check out https://dawesindoors.wordpress.com/2019/03 for Martin Dawes article. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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