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Title: Wartime Spit driver Raymond Baxter passed away
Post by: Guppy35 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
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v655/DazDaMan/Spitfires/SpitfireXVIs-SpecialDelivery.jpg)

Kev skinned his Spit XVI from that raid for AH so you can fly his bird if you want.
(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/861_1158344032_baxbird.jpg)

Title: Wartime Spit driver Raymond Baxter passed away
Post by: Nifty on September 15, 2006, 01:25:48 PM

to Mr Baxter!

Title: Wartime Spit driver Raymond Baxter passed away
Post by: Engine on September 15, 2006, 01:40:53 PM

Indeed. Raymond.

Title: Wartime Spit driver Raymond Baxter passed away
Post by: Karnak on September 15, 2006, 01:51:51 PM

Raymond Baxter.

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