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Old 1st Aug 2020, 16:58
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Log Book

I was going to attach a copy of my Father's log book, mentioning the Tudor crash, but I cannot get the pdf to attach!
I can remember Father talking about this as he was at the holding point waiting to take off when the Tudor landed down wind and went whistling past them. It also touched down a considerable way down the runway. Ahead of him was a USAF Neptune and its crew shut down and got out presumably to help. At that point the Tudor caught fire and the Neptune crew hurriedly ran back to their aeroplane to move it. Unfortunately the hot engines wold not start and the crew must have had a uncomfortable wait. Father also seemed highly amused that the fire tender arrived with some of the firemen running behind it.
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