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BBMF Lancaster

Тема в разделе 'Everything Else Heritage', создана пользователем Mike30A, 16 май 2015.

  1. Martin Perry

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    For anyone who may be interested;
    http://royalnavymemories.co.uk/operation-kingdom/prinz-eugen-prop/
     
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    Plus "Just Jane" at East Kirkby :)
     
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    What is equally intriguing is that in 1938 the RAF still relied on fabric covered biplanes to a large extent. Thankfully Hugh Dowding, with the support of a few farsighted politicians had the situation in hand ... Just.
     
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    At risk of derailing the thread (but hey, it is NP!) there is a superb thread over on PPRuNe with WW2 veterans describing their war experiences. I challenge anyone to read it without the odd grit in the eye moment...

    http://www.pprune.org/military-aviation/329990-gaining-r-f-pilots-brevet-ww11.html

    Some seriously brave yet modest men, to whom we owe a great deal...
     
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    Came home from work to see something that I thought looked like a Lanc, and now I know! Thanks for sharing, nice to know I'm not going mad! :):)
     
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    Didn't see it, but pretty sure I heard it fly over as I walked home from the station :)
     

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