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Pathfinder · 05-06-2008, 08:42 AM

Here's the info from Purr-n-Fur UK: Cats in Wartime 1, On Land and in the Air

As well as his well-known black Labrador dog Nigger, Wing Commander Guy Gibson, of Bomber Command and also "Dambusters" fame, had a cat named Windy that apparently accompanied him on many of his hazardous wartime missions. He was described as 'an all-swimming, all-flying cat, who put in more flying hours than most cats'!

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Pathfinder Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Officers' Mess, RAF Elwick, Cambridgeshire Posts: 265 You're Top Poster: #14	Here's the info from Purr-n-Fur UK: Cats in Wartime 1, On Land and in the Air As well as his well-known black Labrador dog Nigger, Wing Commander Guy Gibson, of Bomber Command and also "Dambusters" fame, had a cat named Windy that apparently accompanied him on many of his hazardous wartime missions. He was described as 'an all-swimming, all-flying cat, who put in more flying hours than most cats'! __________________ "No flaps, or rudder control left in her skipper!!" "All right, bail out you chaps... we've all had it..." "We're sure as hell not leaving you here sir!!" "You sure? If you are, I hope to god we can make it back on three engines..." "I'm pretty damn sure Sugar won't let us down now skip!" Last edited by Pathfinder; 05-06-2008 at 08:52 AM..