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Posted: **Wed Mar 22, 2006 3:14 pm**

Sad to here that the WWII Free French RAF ace, author and polititian Pierre Closterman passed away today...

An ace with 23 confirmed aerial kills (and many more ground kills, he was known post war for his book "The Big Show"*, he appears to have been an interesting character. I'd never realised he'd "betrayed" the RAF with his praise of the Argentines during the Falklands conflict of 1982...

Posted: **Thu Mar 23, 2006 1:18 am**

You have to remember that France (and French military businesses) were "in bed" with Argentina in the early 80's.
Afterall Exocet and Mirage IIIs aren't made in Birmingham

Posted: **Thu Mar 23, 2006 7:57 am**

They still are, they just sold two troop carriers to Argentina.

Posted: **Tue Apr 18, 2006 4:56 pm**

Posted: **Tue Apr 18, 2006 5:37 pm**

Afterall Exocet and Mirage IIIs aren't made in Birmingham

No. But one of the Type 42 Frigates of the Armada Republica Argentina that the Mirage's practiced on was made in Cumbria.

Posted: **Wed Apr 19, 2006 2:31 am**

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.

Sad day indeed.

A.

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