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Originally Posted by AC
Awesome, I look forward to watching it as my grandpa flew one during the war.
Dug out his obituary: "He piloted Halifax and Lancaster heavy bombers on twenty-two missions over enemy held Europe, never losing a crew member
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That’s very cool. One of my Dad’s best friends piloted a Lancaster, he was the first pilot to drop food over Holland in Operation Manna. The aircraft was nicknamed Bad Penny. The pilot was Robert Upcott from Windsor.