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Celebrated British pilot dies....

Posted on 2/21/16 at 5:18 pm
Posted by StormTiger
Norwich, England, but from TX
Member since Dec 2003
4892 posts
Posted on 2/21/16 at 5:18 pm
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What a life...

¦ Flew 487 different types of aircraft, a world record that is unlikely ever to be matched
¦ Piloted 2,407 aircraft carrier landings
¦ Appointed MBE, OBE and CBE
¦ Survived 11 plane crashes and the sinking of HMS Audacity in 1941
¦ Met Churchill and King George VI numerous times
¦ Was at the liberation of Bergen Belsen
¦ Interrogated some of the leading Nazis after the war, including Heinrich Himmler, Hermann Goering and Belsen's chief guards Josef Kramer and Irma Gres
Posted by tigerjjs
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2006
1238 posts
Posted on 2/21/16 at 5:22 pm to
What a life.
Posted by Roll on Tigers
Across the Border
Member since Jul 2013
4009 posts
Posted on 2/21/16 at 5:44 pm to
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Survived 11 plane crashes and the sinking of HMS Audacity in 1941

thats crazy
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