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Offline Swoop

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So cool......RAF Lanc gunners reunited after 64 years
« on: July 16, 2008, 04:52:38 AM »
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1035316/Reunited-64-years-The-RAF-gunners-shook-hands-jumped-plane-thinking-died.html


These fella's bailed out of a Lanc in 1944 and didnt see each other again until now.

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Offline AquaShrimp

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Re: So cool......RAF Lanc gunners reunited after 64 years
« Reply #1 on: July 16, 2008, 06:23:30 AM »
Wow, really amazing tale. 

But they bailed out of a flyable aircraft over enemy territory.  They took a gamble, and I don't know if it paid off.
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Offline 33Vortex

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Re: So cool......RAF Lanc gunners reunited after 64 years
« Reply #2 on: July 16, 2008, 11:38:25 AM »
They are alive, that's what counts. Great story.
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Offline avionix

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Re: So cool......RAF Lanc gunners reunited after 64 years
« Reply #3 on: July 16, 2008, 12:48:37 PM »
Great story.

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But they bailed out of a flyable aircraft over enemy territory.

They bailed out of a damaged aircraft that had lost two engines and losing altitude.  I would have jumped even though I would have needed brown pants.

<S> to both of them.
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Re: So cool......RAF Lanc gunners reunited after 64 years
« Reply #4 on: July 16, 2008, 02:00:03 PM »
Cool..... :aok
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Offline Maverick

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Re: So cool......RAF Lanc gunners reunited after 64 years
« Reply #5 on: July 16, 2008, 05:28:49 PM »
Great read thanks.  :aok :salute to the crew of that plane.
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Re: So cool......RAF Lanc gunners reunited after 64 years
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