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Old 24th Jun 2014, 12:39
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Pinky the pilot
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Really wish there was one flying in Aussie M`self.

I recall a story told to me by my late Father about an incident at an airfield `somewhere` in England around late 1944 involving an inpromptu flyoff between a Mosquito and a Lockheed Lightning. Too detailed to describe here now but once related the story as told by Dad to a bloke who completed a full tour as a Navigator in Lancasters on a Pathfinder Squadron! (He got the DFC for that.)

After telling him the story he said that he had heard the same tale about half way through his tour so there may be some basis to it..

Either way, the `Wooden Wonder` was really something!
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