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One Saturday, a big football match was to be played between Celtic and Rangers. At the same time we believed the Germans were to launch a bombing raid on Clydeside. The game was to be broadcast on the radio, the commentator was RE Kingsley (REX). In the late morning, however, a blanket of fog descended upon Clydeside, so the match had to be abandoned.

But of course the Germans couldn't be allowed to find out about the fog as they would cancel their raid. So REX Kingsley actually did a complete broadcast of a non-existent game, with all the goals and sound effects such as cheering and chanting. He even announced that it was a gloriously sunny day without a cloud in the sky.

It was so life-like it actually fooled the German Luftwaffe. We heard the planes somewhere overhead but of course they couldn't have had any idea of where they were. Thus the dummy broadcast worked.

All the Germans did was waste time and petrol as they flew away in the distance somewhere over the Old Kilpatrick Hills. It was a great match to listen to and you would have believed it was actually taking place. By the way, Celtic won.

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