Dawlish Warren - Car Park Prior to 1967. And the Hit Song 'San Francisco'.

            The Postcard

A postcard that was printed and published by E. T. W. Dennis & Sons Ltd. of Scarborough.

The card was posted in Dawlish on Monday the 21st. August 1967 to:

Mrs. C. L. Knight,
Church Hill,
Milford-on-Sea,
Hants.

The message on the divided back of the card was as follows:

"We are having much
better weather this week.
Had a bit of bad luck last
Thursday - a three-ton
army truck ran into the
back of Edwin's car while
he was stopped at some
traffic lights near Exeter.
None of us was hurt, but
it did quite a bit of damage
to the car, but never mind -
we were told we were 
lucky to be alive.
See you next week.
Love,
Vera".

The Shooting Down of U.S. Navy Jets

So what else happened on the day that Vera posted the card?

Well, on the 21st. August 1967, two U.S. Navy A-6A Intruder jets were shot down over the People's Republic of China after straying into Chinese airspace while attempting an attack on North Vietnam. 

A U.S. Defense Department spokesman said that the two planes were part of a group from the aircraft carrier USS Constellation while on a bombing run of the Duc Noi railroad yard northeast of Hanoi. He conceded that they had inadvertently crossed into Chinese territory.

Radio Peking announced that it had captured one of the men alive; Lt. Robert J. Flynn remained in a Chinese prison camp until the 15th. March 1973.

Carrie-Anne Moss

The day also marked the birth in Burnaby, British Columbia of the Canadian film actress Carrie-Anne Moss.

'San Francisco'

Also on the 21st. August 1967, the Number One chart hit in the UK was 'San Francisco (Flowers in Your Hair)' by Scott McKenzie.
   

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