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Re: Operation Chastise

Postby ozzy72 » Thu May 18, 2006 4:13 am

I must detour through next time I'm in Germany for a look around!
Mind you I hear that Gib has hardly changed at all ;D Several friends assure me that there are still regular rucks with the Spanish in the usual bars ;D
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Re: Operation Chastise

Postby expat » Thu May 18, 2006 5:57 am

The average British serviceman on the booze is to race relations what a bacon sandwich is to a barmitzvah ;D



That is certainly one way of putting it ;D

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Re: Operation Chastise

Postby 4_Series_Scania » Fri May 19, 2006 4:53 pm


Was it not "X" Sqn (as in EX and not 10) and then named 617 Sqn after the mission was over?

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617 Sqn was designated "Squadron X" on March 15th, 1943, until it was assigned the number "617" on the 21'st March 1943.  ;)

Sqn "X" was simply so Gibson had something to start working with, he was effectively forming the squadron before it officially existed.
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