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Old 23rd Jan 2008, 20:01
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davejb
 
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Can't recall the crew, other than a '200 series' squadron - I suspect it's the same event however, centring on an issue of sovereignty and a feeling that our crew been a trifle blunt and insensitive at the time <g>

The flag went out of the sextant mount, I think, but in truth they could have painted the eng red, white and blue and dangled him from the bomb bay for all I recall of the fine detail... back then I thought it was much ado about very little, it's amazing how much trouble you can get into for daring to be slightly patriotic at the wrong time, isn't it?
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