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Christmas gift from a buddy
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THAT explains it!

There are several interesting accounts that I have read about the "shuttle" missions that took place fom bases in England to bases in the USSR. MOST of the missions went to Poltava, until a German He-177 shadowed an American formation there. That night the Germans launched a several hour raid on the airfield that resulted in many B-17s and P-51s destroyed.

During the resultant dispersal of US aircraft to other airfields, the US pilots/aircrews had the opportunity to meet many Russians. The almost universal observation was the friendliness of the people there. One US airman noted that despite the obvious near-total destruction of the surrounding area due to recent battle, the people were "the friendliest, singing-est and dancing-est people" he had ever seen.


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Christmas gift from a buddy - by TA Forbes - 12-18-2013, 03:19 PM
RE: Christmas gift from a buddy - by Jayce - 12-18-2013, 03:49 PM
RE: Christmas gift from a buddy - by codefox1 - 12-18-2013, 07:47 PM
RE: Christmas gift from a buddy - by Jamie - 12-22-2013, 02:46 PM
RE: Christmas gift from a buddy - by morzh - 12-22-2013, 03:04 PM
RE: Christmas gift from a buddy - by TA Forbes - 12-22-2013, 09:22 PM
RE: Christmas gift from a buddy - by Ron Ramirez - 12-22-2013, 09:27 PM
RE: Christmas gift from a buddy - by TA Forbes - 12-22-2013, 09:35 PM
RE: Christmas gift from a buddy - by morzh - 12-23-2013, 11:58 AM
RE: Christmas gift from a buddy - by TA Forbes - 12-27-2013, 12:57 PM
RE: Christmas gift from a buddy - by morzh - 12-27-2013, 01:13 PM
RE: Christmas gift from a buddy - by TA Forbes - 12-27-2013, 01:35 PM
RE: Christmas gift from a buddy - by morzh - 12-27-2013, 06:11 PM
RE: Christmas gift from a buddy - by TA Forbes - 12-28-2013, 10:14 AM
RE: Christmas gift from a buddy - by morzh - 12-28-2013, 04:32 PM
RE: Christmas gift from a buddy - by TA Forbes - 12-29-2013, 10:28 AM



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