Aces High Bulletin Board
General Forums => Aircraft and Vehicles => Topic started by: Scherf on May 27, 2014, 09:01:17 AM
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I love the internet.
About half an hour ago, I saw this post, about the loss of Mosquito LR408:
http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?16968-Loss-of-Mosquito-LR408-15-MAY-1944
Hmm, thinks I, bet I already have those names in my database.
No indeed, I didn't have any details on the loss of that aircraft, names nor anything else. Seeing both crew had been taken PoW, on a whim I googled the pilot's name, and came up with an Imperial War Museum interview with his navigator.
http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/80015115
Four parts of about 25 minutes each (I'm going to get Morf in trouble with his lady again...), but well worth the time. Mosquito ops, being shot down, off to the Great Escape camp, fascinating stuff.
Somewhere, a Luftwaffe pilot has been denied proper credit...
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:rofl
I read her your post and all she said is what are you telling those guys!! :noid
She laughed and said I get a pass this time but it wont work again! :aok
:salute
I missed the part about the great escape camp,as a young boy my neighbour Mr. Tompson was rumoured to be in that camp,years later I found out it was true!
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Heheheheh, heya Morf, :aok and :salute to your lady.
:banana:
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Heheheheh, heya Morf, :aok and :salute to your lady.
:banana:
Right back at ya!
:salute