Another Spitfire pilot who flew recee ops.
Flight Sergeant Alfred 'Tet' Walston
War in a Sky-Blue Spitfire
In 1943 at La Marsa, Tunisia, the RAF photo reconnaissance (PR) Spitfires of 682 Squadron shared the airstrip with P-38s of the 12th U.S. Photo Group. Col. Elliott Roosevelt, a non‑operational flyer, headed the North West African Photo Wing, which included the two units. When 21-year-old Flight Sergeant Tet Walston returned from a mission, he recalls, “The camera magazines were being unloaded from my Spitfire. As usual, the Jeep came to take me to debriefing.”
“That’s my Jeep! You’ll have to find other transport,” said Col. Roosevelt.
“Sir, I’ve just returned from an operational sortie, and this Jeep is reserved for the pilot and film,” responded Walston.
The colonel started getting pompous and pulling rank, and so F/Sgt. Walston asked, “Are you Col. Roosevelt, the President’s son?”
“Yes, I am,” replied the colonel proudly.
“Then why don’t you ask your Dad for a Jeep of your…
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