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Old February 26th 12, 05:34 PM posted to alt.binaries.pictures.aviation
Ramsman
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On 26/02/2012 16:10, ŽiŠardo wrote:
On 26/02/2012 14:37, Ramsman wrote:
On 25/02/2012 12:50, Joseph Testagrose wrote:

I'm going to upset the people who accuse others of nit-picking and say
that this is a Warwick, not a Wellington.


And would you say that it is a Warwick GRMkV of 179 Sqn, RAF, as used
for anti-submarine patrols in Bay of Biscay in 1944?

http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/RAF/179_wwII.html


Yes.

No. 179 was the first squadron to be equipped with the Warwick for
anti-submarine work, and the aircraft that sank U927 was commanded by
F/Lt. Brownsill.

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Peter