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Bader After The Battle
Wing Commander Douglas Bader led the three Spitfire squadrons of the Tangmere Wing from March 24 to August 9, 1941. During that time, he flew 62 fighter sweeps over enemy territory and was credited with eight further aerial victories and one shared,
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Keeping ’em Flying!
NEARLY 80 YEARS after the end of World War II, the fighters, bombers, and trainers that defended freedom continue to enthrall and inspire audiences at airshows, thanks to generations of warbird pilots, maintainers, restoration specialists and collect
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“Satan’s Angels” Ace
“AS A KID GROWING UP on the bow of my father’s tugboat, hauling oil from Seattle to Alaska, I had a lot of time on my hands. I used to read the pulp magazines about the aces of WW I, such as the Red Baron. That’s probably how I became interested in f

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