‘As you say, we will win this war soon and be free again. Very well, Englishman. Lead me to your prison camp.’ Millie sprinted off to the village pub, the Plough. Moments later the special constables spilled out onto the village green. They formed a line behind the Germans to stop them escaping into the warm darkness. After their freezing trip and miserable crash the German crew did not want to escape anywhere. Captain Bocker ordered the Zeppelin crew to get into a line ready to march. Constable Smith came out of the phone box and said, ‘I’ll take your gun, sir, if you don’t mind.’ Bocker stood straight and raised his chin. ‘I am an officer of the German Army. I will only surrender to a British Army officer.’ Constable Smith shrugged. ‘I’m sure we can manage that, sir. Now if you would just march your men this way.’ He pointed to the Mersea Island road. The Germans moved into the darkness followed by the constables on foot or on cycles. Millie handed her cycle to Constable Horace Meade and sighed.
What do You think about The Bomber Balloon (2013)?
