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  1. 04-23-2017 12:54 #1

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    Here is another video hearing stories from the pilots that flown for the RAF.


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agJLXYRAo_w

    Great video.
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  2. 04-24-2017 17:16 #2

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    What a great find Tom!
    So many great BoB pilots featured in that clip.
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    Always good to get first hand accounts. But a BoB movie clip with a US B17 on the front
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    I think the B-17 was the end of a previous clip.

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    Thanks for posting, Tom.
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    Great documentary and some lovely shots of Spits


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    Many thanks for posting that (B-17 and all!)
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