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    Coastal Command video on evading an attacking fighter

    Great, thanks for posting. It's quite humbling and disturbing to be reminded of that generation's daily sacrifices, poor sods.
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    Aircraft nicknames - what's your favourite?

    I'm sure I've read that the Hudson also had the moniker 'The Boomerang' not because of its planform , like the B2, but because 'it always came back'? Also, here's the germination of a propaganda derived nickname:- Bristol Beaufighter; The Ten Gun Terror View...
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    820 squadron Albacore

    Thanks for the speedy reply Geo but that is the report I was referring to. I had to laugh at my original post, I mentioned a racy girlfriend and the site advert added to my text was for a mature dating agency... :-) The only other written reference I've found regarding the 820 Squadron pilot...
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    820 squadron Albacore

    Hello again forum members, I am experiencing a mid-life crisis and cannot afford a sports car or a racy girlfriend so I seem to be diverting all my attention towards the low cost option of researching my family tree, as I know there is a war hero in there. I am looking for any source material...
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    Raf planes with U.S. markings

    Thank you gents, I can scratch that itch now, sorry for the delay in replying...cheers.
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    Raf planes with U.S. markings

    Hello fellow internet aircrew, Could you please help me with my burning question: Why did Operation Torch require RAF planes, such as 500 squadron Lockheed Hudsons, to be marked as U.S.:?: Thanks in advance for any answers, much appreciated. Wayne
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