What an amazing image I get of your father standing on the roof and trying to adjust the antenna. Great comedy routine could be (and probably has been) made of just such as scene.
As for WWII movies--I used to have nightmares as a child about being strafed through my bedroom window by aerial bombers. I was born in 1947, so the war truly was close, even though it had not been fought on U.S. territory. Interesting how the cinema can eclipse time so that you and I had the same experience, decades apart.
Thank you for that glimpse into your experience. It is quite rich and you know I am easily impressed, so I found it very enjoyable.