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Old 12th Jan 2012, 16:27
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Fareastdriver
 
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IIRC a USAF B36 landed in Wiltshire quite close to Boscombe Down. They had to build a temporary track and cut a hole in the fence so they could tow it on to Boscombe airfield. Apparently when the captain telephoned General Le May to tell him what had happened he was fired on the spot.
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