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7 hours ago, gustix said:

The name of Morian Hansen always rekindles the way in which he was as I see it badly treated in regard to British speedway post-war. Before September 1939 Morian had been mainly linked lithesome distinction to Hackney and also used to make infrequent midget car appearances.

In WW2 he flew with the RAF and won a medal for bravery. Offhand I think he also reached the rank of Squadron Leader.

 

7 hours ago, iris123 said:

I think this terrible treatment of a war hero was indicative of how we treated ‘foreigners’ who fought on our side.Even in fairly recent times with Gurkhas.And I guess special conditions were given to Lammy or were Americans still considered part of the Empire at this time?

I visited Wikipedia re Morian Hansen's war service as a Squadron Leader with the RAF. I mentioned he won a medal - I was wrong. The list is as follows:

During the war Hansen was awarded -

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6 hours ago, iris123 said:

Rob is also a bit unfair as this is ‘riders’ and Robs problem with Ole is down to the time he was Danish team manager and his association with Erik,I guess.But each to their own.I know I read Michanek didn’t like Ole

...Neither did Steve Bastable very much when he rode for 'The Bees' and Coventry Team Manager Vic White felt that Olsen often undermined him. Bo Petersen was another who got the full wrath of Olsen because he didn't 'toe the line'.

Trouble with Olsen he was/is a control freak.

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Here is the great Morian Hänsen on what is probably the Danish equivalent of This is your Life.Mostly in Danish,But a piece in English talking about WW2 with an English RAF guy and also one of his Danish contemporaries On the dirt tracks,Svend Age Engstrôm

https://www.dr.dk/bonanza/serie/62/her-er-dit-liv/70565/her-er-dit-liv-morian-hansen

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