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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
Man I was gonna hammer you about using a VJ day picture.
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luckily I spotted my mistake quickly...
found this little tidbit of Calgary-related WW II history:
http://www.bombercommandmuseum.ca/s,freddie.html
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The VE Day sounds of celebration, revelry and relief were given new life when the stirring base tones of two Merlin engines at full power caught the attention of Calgarians on the afternoon of May 9, 1945. One of their wartime adopted sons was home for a visit with a very special guest of honour; Mosquito LR503, known as 'F for Freddie'. This powerful, beautiful airplane, late of 105 Squadron, was the survivor of 213 operations over occupied Europe: More ops than any other allied bomber during World War II.
In one of the poignant and painful ironies of war, 24 hours later would see the crew dead and the remains of Freddie, a few bits of metal and smoking splinters, scattered across the airport.
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Last edited by Puppet Guy; 05-09-2012 at 10:08 AM.
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