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The FEW just got fewer!

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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... d-100.html

Well done that man! RIP
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Only 5 left now, 3 x Hurricane pilots, 1 x Spitfire pilot (a Canadian) and a Beaufighter pilot.
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Beaufighter and other pilots got a raw deal - not so much is heard about their exploits - shame that is.
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Chuck wrote:Beaufighter and other pilots got a raw deal - not so much is heard about their exploits - shame that is.
Same with the Poles, my late uncle was attached to a Polish squadron and he always said that RAF pilots shot down planes whereas the Polish shot down Germans.
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Chuck wrote:https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... d-100.html

Well done that man! RIP
Agreed, RIP
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Here we go:

https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Visit ... t-mission/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZAq72EYp6w

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lRm-d6LtQQ
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