Coming In On A Wing And A prayer- Anne Shelton

Wartime song

[nerolmars]

My grandad would have been 100 today. He was a rear gunner in a Wellington Bomber and survived around 30 sorties. Happy Birthday Grandad.

[colinlegrys]

Being born just before the war this was type of song I grew up with. For some reason this song has always resonated with me and the lyrics have stayed with me all this time.

[romanbrough]

I am in England. Near where I live is a memorial to 10 young men from the B17 Mi Amiga . Coming shot up by FW190s they were doing just this. Buy the weather closed in. They couldn't see an airfield less than a mile away as the clouds were too low
Trying for a landing in the middle of a city they aimed for a far too small park. At the last second they saw a group of kids playing football. The B17 pulled up and into the trees. They all died. But they are remembered.

[BtrayedUK]

Childhood memories of my mum singing this to me, she was a WAFF based in London during the blitz.

[HughEarl]

Thank you posting. She had perfect diction unlike the screaming so-called stars of today.

[TheVote]

Oh the beautiful and classy Anne Shelton. Forever in our hearts.

[paulashworth]

I love music and I came across Ann on a CD I bought. The CD has got her original hits .Music is timeless and her music is much loved by me although I waa born in 1953.

[edward]

What a beautiful Lady she was and a wonderful singer!

[viyhexe]

Venerate the engineers of the B-17, for their work was nothing short of divinely inspired! Through prayer and genius, so many crews were granted safety and victory!



Ave Fectum!
Ave Machina!
Amen

[brunsi]

my mom was born in 1942 and sang this when she was very small. She was singing this a couple of weeks ago but she couldn't remember the lyrics, thanks for posting!

[moscowvicent]

I'll be honest I've heard many versions of this song but I've never heard the version where they sing with a full Crew and our trust in the Lord which is true give God a hundred percent always!

[andriikolesnyk]

My grandfather was a Soviet pilot. 4 times wounded, on inefficient airplanes he was surely efficient. And finally, we won.

[MrStrauss]

From my point of view the best version of this Air Force smashing hit. (Thanx for this upload!)

[SouthernIowaLady]

Discovered this song among my grandfather's nickel-sheet music. One very dear piece.

[georgebakhtoyarov]

Прекрасный голос и оркестр на высоте. Мое мнение, это лучшее, если не классическое исполнение этой песни👍

[flowersofthefield]

BEAUTIFULL 🍺🍺 TIMELESS 🍕🍕 CLASSIC




every step of the way

[ammoniumphosphate]

Sang this while returning to the airfield on one wing in my yak-1b on war thunder

[romanp]

1940. Lancaster. Deep night & 10000 ft. Amazing and atmospheric. I'm loving it.

[may]

I am listening to this for my homework:)

[jesuschristneverlived]

1:45
I can just imagine an Avro Lancaster bomber thundering though the night sky on the way back home 🇬🇧