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Old 28th Aug 2017, 19:33
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I have been reading my partners grandfather's war log written up in a note book as PoW. In the week before he became a PoW his Halifax was forced to ditch at night in the North Sea due to fuel loss after they had been shot up. They managed to stay dry by walking on to the wing and awaited rescue by RAF launch out of Great Yarmouth. The floating Halifax was then shot up by the launch and sunk so it didn't become a shipping hazard. So, apart from a few holes, there must be a Halifax to be found. Obviously subject to the ravages of the sea.
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