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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | The REAL Great Escaper. RIP.
__________________ On weald of Kent I watched once more Again I heard that grumbling roar Of fighter planes; yet none were near And all around the sky was clear Borne on the wind a whisper came 'Though men grow old, they stay the same' And then I knew, unseen to eye The ageless Few were sweeping by |
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![]() ![]() | A real stunt for the film but does not serve the purpose of recording history accurately.Unfortunately, there will be some who will believe this was part of the "Great Escape".Exciting for the audiences but a distortion of history. |
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__________________ ![]() "Never in the field of human conflict has so much been owed by so many to so few" Sir Winston Chuchill, Summer 1940 "To him the people of Britain and the free world owe largely the way of life they enjoy today" Ensciption on Hugh Dowding's (AOC Fighter Command 1936-1940) Statue in London Aircraft of World War 2 Forum - A Warbird Forum |
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