211643 Gwynneth Shaw Women's Land Army from:13 Sawn Moor Villas, Thurcroft My mother, Gwynneth Shaw was sent to Norfolk when she joined the Land Army. She was about 18 years old, and her sister was already working there, and so she followed on, and managed to get on the same farm.
They were in bed one night, 4 girls to one room, when a they heard a doodle bug. They were all very frightened and one of the girls said 'Don't worry, it's only when the engine stops that you need to worry about them', at which point the engine promptly cut out. They looked out through the window and actually saw it going past. Luckily, it fell to earth a long distance from the farm, so my Mum and my Auntie were both safe, although very shaken.
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