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Off Topic The last of the busters

Discussion in 'Hull City' started by BrAdY, Aug 4, 2015.

  1. BrAdY

    BrAdY Well-Known Member

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  2. hullcitykid

    hullcitykid Active Member

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    RIP , a true British Hero , this is the sort of person our kids be inspiring to be like , not over paid hypered up footballers
     
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    originallambrettaman Mod Moderator
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    Other than the fact he's not British, I agree.
     
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    Erm.. he's a kiwi. But completely agree on the sentiment.

    RIP.
     
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    As a schoolboy, I shook hands and had a brief conversation with Barnes Wallis (the bouncing bomb creator) when he was the guest at my school's Speech Day. About eighteen years ago I also met and chatted with Ken Brown, a Canadian pilot with 617 squadron, who bombed the Sorpe Dam and who miraculously survived the mission along with his crew.

    Having read a number of articles and interviews regarding the Second World War, I can't imagine the fear, stress and horror the aircrews must have faced. They must have been incredible men although often from average backgrounds. My mother's first husband was a Wellington pilot who was killed over Germany at age 21. They met working at Reckitts.
     
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    he was the last pilot. there are still two crew members alive.
     
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  7. The FRENCH TICKLER

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    R.I.P. Les Munro.

    A great story but a sad day.
     
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    Yes. British bomb aimer George Johnson and Canadian front gunner Fred Sutherland.
     
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