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Old 24th Apr 2007, 03:52
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Lysanders their crew and the SOS! now there are some serious legends that very few people actually know much about.

The other side used an equally adept aircraft the Fieseler Storch, I understand we captured a bunch, the US Army operated them and one was used by Monty himself.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fieseler_Fi_156

And you'll probably have to kill me if I tell everybody that our modern day version of that was the training and I have no doubt live insertions and extractions by the Turbine Porter and our "special" lads.
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