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05-29-2009, 12:43 PM
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| Pilot reunited with Spitfire he baled out of in 1943 Nice piece stolen from a colleague's newspaper at work |
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05-29-2009, 01:04 PM
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|  Great story!
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05-29-2009, 01:26 PM
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| An Old man reunits his old plane. I can't read this kind of good story with no tears. Fantastic and thanks for sharing, Colin1
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05-29-2009, 01:50 PM
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  | Good story, thanks for sharing.
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05-29-2009, 03:30 PM
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| Great story, THX. More pics here: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...years-ago.html
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05-29-2009, 03:42 PM
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this point was interesting 'don't bother shooting from more than 250ft away, you'll only dent him', roughly 80 yards or 75 metres - that's close! The 20mm cannons carried by the Mk IX were very reliable in service, and if it was a Mk IXe that's a couple of .50s for good measure. | |
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05-29-2009, 04:11 PM
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| Great read.
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05-29-2009, 04:24 PM
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| A fascinating tale. Thanks for sharing it. |
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05-29-2009, 08:06 PM
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 | Very nice! That must have been an incredible feeling for him.
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05-29-2009, 10:02 PM
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| Great find, Colin, thanks for posting it!
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05-30-2009, 03:05 AM
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|  Great read. Since the pilot is now 90 it is almost unbelievable that he was found for the story. Wheelsup
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05-30-2009, 11:58 AM
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| Great work Colin! 
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05-30-2009, 03:26 PM
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| Good stuff |
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06-03-2009, 03:49 AM
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| Nice story, thanks for sharing.
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06-03-2009, 03:51 AM
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| That's great to see. |
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