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Old 07-26-2013, 06:58 PM
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Default OT - WW2 photo recce pilot sees footage of his war service for the first time

Was shown this link on another forum and thought you guys would find it interesting.
http://www.wimp.com/warfootage/

The pilot in question, Mr John Blyth, was a USAAF photo recce pilot during WW2 and hearing his story and seeing his reaction to the footage is fascinating.
He, like all the other unarmed photo reconnaissance pilots have my utmost respect - to fly alone, deep into enemy territory without any defensive weapons and no escort fighters, they truly had the biggest balls of any pilot and balls made of steel at that!
And for any Spitfire enthusiasts, this footage is an interesting document of the USAAF use of the Spitfire PR Mk XI.

Last edited by StainlessSteelCynic; 07-27-2013 at 02:32 AM. Reason: I originally wrote "escort fighters fighters"...
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