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Yes - I have fond memories of the "Biggles" stories, about a certain fighter fighter pilot who began with the Royal flying Corps in WWI and then, somewhat improbably continued flying Spitfires with the Royal Air Force in WWII. I thought that the stories were terrific! It was all the more interesting that I read most of them when my father was posted to a RCAF base outside of Edmonton, and I met some of the veteran combat pilots of WWII (my father was non-flying). They were mostly flying F-86s or, as test pilots, a variety of aircraft such as Hawker Hunters.
I see from Wikipedia that Biggles did live long enough to fly the Hunter, but I lost interest before those books appeared.
All good.
Jan 12, 2013, 5:00:08 AM
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