BATTLE OF BRITAIN Wrong turn over the English Channel
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Interviewee name: Wing Commander Bob Foster
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Wing Commander Foster flew a Hurricane fighter in the Battle of Britain. During a sortie way above the cloud where he found himself fighting some German 109's (Messerschmidt) he got a little bit lost.
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from Tanvir Hussain 11th May 2009, 08:38
very interesting vedio
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