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- Anthony C Smith
- People in story:Ìý
- Tony Smith
- Location of story:Ìý
- Boxted Airfiled, Nr. Colchester UK and Harwich Parkestone Quay
- Background to story:Ìý
- Civilian
- Article ID:Ìý
- A8137875
- Contributed on:Ìý
- 30 December 2005
The brass Thunderbolt given to me in exchange for a German Helmet
I still have a brass model of a Thunderbolt fighter (see picture) thatwas given to me in exchange for a German Helmet.
Lots of us went to Harwich on a trip from school after Flushing had been liberated to see the Navy at Parkestone Quay. i ended up getting a captured German Helmet.
The Americans would have given any thing for that Helmet and I was able to exchange it for the brass model. It was originally was mounted on a 50 Calibre round now sadly lost
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