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Old 28th May 2013, 21:42
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Originally Posted by BEagle
Back in the days when we had an air force, . . . flew from stations such as . . .
Coningsby with two Ansons and Master Pilots and the FSO to fly them . . .
carrying scrambled egg-hatted officers . . .
And a whole V-bomber crew in one aircraft

Or a Bassett which could carry half a Lancaster crew and needed two just to flew 5 of us from Benson to Waddo.
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