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Offline Saxman

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Last Dambuster Dies
« on: August 04, 2015, 09:24:16 AM »
The last Dambuster passed away today. Les Munro piloted one of the Lancaster bombers during the raid, but was unable to complete the mission after being damaged by enemy fire. Munro later participated in the misdirection leading up to the Normandy Invasion by dropping aluminum strips to draw German attention away from the actual landing sites.

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Re: Last Dambuster Dies
« Reply #1 on: August 04, 2015, 09:27:12 AM »
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Offline Ratsy

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Re: Last Dambuster Dies
« Reply #2 on: August 04, 2015, 10:01:31 AM »
617 Squadron, disbanded in 2014, will live on in history as "the point of the spear" of weapons innovation in World War II and in the willingness and bravery of people like Leonard Cheshire, Guy Gibson, Mick Martin and Les Munro.

"After Me, The Flood!"

Blue skies, Les.

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Re: Last Dambuster Dies
« Reply #4 on: August 04, 2015, 10:44:29 AM »
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Offline Ratsy

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« Reply #5 on: August 04, 2015, 11:34:28 AM »
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Offline Zoney

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Re: Last Dambuster Dies
« Reply #6 on: August 04, 2015, 02:10:49 PM »
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Offline hgtonyvi

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Re: Last Dambuster Dies
« Reply #7 on: August 04, 2015, 02:17:39 PM »
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« Reply #8 on: August 04, 2015, 04:57:59 PM »
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« Reply #9 on: August 04, 2015, 05:08:08 PM »
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Offline BudHeavy

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Re: Last Dambuster Dies
« Reply #10 on: August 04, 2015, 06:54:55 PM »
Those guys had ballz of steel. Noe lancs across a lake lined on all sides with AAA, and had to keep a straight and level course.  :salute
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Offline Dichotomy

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Re: Last Dambuster Dies
« Reply #11 on: August 04, 2015, 07:36:45 PM »
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Offline W7LPNRICK

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Dam Busters...none left.
« Reply #12 on: August 04, 2015, 10:51:02 PM »
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Re: Dam Busters...none left.
« Reply #13 on: August 05, 2015, 01:10:19 AM »
Quote from: W7LPNRICK on August 04, 2015, 10:51:02 PM
https://www.warhistoryonline.com/war-articles/les-munro-has-died.html
some of us late bloomers got it in our heads to try and recreate a similar tale on our own ability in this game and im still smiling about it myself. The level of greatness we have lost is humbling <<S>> when you grow up inspired its easy to let a guy like me down :salute

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Re: Last Dambuster Dies
« Reply #14 on: August 05, 2015, 07:03:17 PM »
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