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Old 6th Sep 2015, 19:35
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Tinribs
 
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The Oxmoor Canberra

LD (Nav) was a good friend of mine and I can well remember the squadron fury at photos of his body on fire in a gutter being printed by a national newspaper. After our protest the photographer GG again printed them in the Am Phot to serve the "public interest"
It was especially poignant for me because LL had survived a similar event with me by selecting a lucky pilot that day
Turning to a memorial. LL was an orphan but he did have a girl friend, there is limited scope for family involvement. I remember the pilot having a family and being very much involved in RAF motor sport
I think the long lapse of time would display this effort as rather late, see Rudyard Kipling, the ballad of Tommy atkins
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