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02-06-2008, 07:06 PM
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| Άρης  Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Terra something or other
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You're Top Poster: #1   | B-24 41-23762 "Little Eva" Ray Mears is in Australia doing his thing again on the tellie. He's just been talking about this crash. Fascinating story: 2 December 1942 - Crash of a B-24 Liberator near Burketown B-24D "Little Eva" Serial Number 41-23762 Gaston survived 5 months in the outback!!!
__________________ _________________  Beaufighter TF Mark Xs (NV427 'EO-L' nearest) of No. 404 Squadron RCAF based at Dallachy, Morayshire, breaking formation during a flight along the Scottish coast. February 1945. |
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02-06-2008, 10:12 PM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Outer reaches, Melbourne, Victoria
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You're Top Poster: #2  | Ray Mears - why does that name sound familiar? It's an amazing story. I think there's a book about it but can't place it at the moment. Here we go: Amazon.com: Savage Wilderness: The Epic Outback Search For The Crew Of Little Eva: Barry Ralph: Books
__________________ http://www.454-459squadrons.org.au/. http://www.awm.gov.au/index.asp  Aircraft from No. 60 Squadron levelling out for the "run in" to make a mast-head attack on a Japanese coaster off Akyab. Courtesy AWM. |
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