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  1. 10-29-2020 04:20 #1

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    Default Spitfire ace Dives into sea to Rescue Bf-109 pilot

    Saw this video, thought I would share
    https://youtu.be/e4UnhJKWgp0
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  2. 10-29-2020 05:55 #2

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    good article Daniel
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    Quote Originally Posted by camel crew View Post
    good article Daniel
    thanks! When I saw it, I thought to myself, oh this looks interesting, and it was.
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    Interesting story, but the commentary is crap!

    1940 Spitfires and Hurricanes firing 20mm cannon shells and fifty-calibre bullets?
    More research needed, commentator boy!
    I laugh in the face of danger - then I hide until it goes away!
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    my ears pricked up at that. Thought it was all .303s
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    Quote Originally Posted by Flying Helmut View Post
    1940 Spitfires and Hurricanes firing 20mm cannon shells and fifty-calibre bullets?
    More research needed, commentator boy!
    I though the same thing
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