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Offline Guppy35

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Wartime Spit driver Raymond Baxter passed away
« on: September 15, 2006, 01:23:03 PM »
Age 84.  

A well known TV personality in England as well.  

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/5350436.stm

Best known for being a part of the 602 Squadron Spit 16 jabo run on the V2 HQ in the Hague when they skip bombed the building housing the techical experts etc on V2s.  4 Spit 16s at rooftop height


Kev skinned his Spit XVI from that raid for AH so you can fly his bird if you want.
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Offline Nifty

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Wartime Spit driver Raymond Baxter passed away
« Reply #1 on: September 15, 2006, 01:25:48 PM »
to Mr Baxter!
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Wartime Spit driver Raymond Baxter passed away
« Reply #2 on: September 15, 2006, 01:40:53 PM »
Indeed. Raymond.
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Offline Karnak

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Wartime Spit driver Raymond Baxter passed away
« Reply #3 on: September 15, 2006, 01:51:51 PM »
Raymond Baxter.

Reading the BBC obituary, he had a hell of a ride.
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