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Old 30th Sep 2006, 06:09
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And can I just remind all you crabs that the only service to shoot another aircraft down since WWII is yes, that's right, the Navy.

You need to do a little more research. The last RAF pilot to win a contested air-to-air engagement, that has been officially acknowledged, whilst flying an RAF plane was Fg Off Tim McElhaw of 208 Sqn flying a Spitfire FR18 when he shot down a Royal Egyptian Air Force Spitfire LF9 on 22 May 1948 near Ramat David airfield in Palestine.

www.spyflight.co.uk/iafvraf.htm

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