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Old 25th Aug 2021, 09:14
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DaveReidUK
 
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Wikipedia is subject to the usual caveats, and hedges its bets a bit, but it does contain the following quote from Roger Freeman's "Mustang at War" book:

During this operation [the Sicilian campaign], the 27th FBG circulated a petition to adopt the name "Invader" for their rugged little bomber, receiving unofficial recognition of the more fitting name.
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