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- RAF Cosford Roadshow
- People in story:Ìý
- W O Air Gunner John Lysaght
- Location of story:Ìý
- Stuttgart, Germany
- Background to story:Ìý
- Royal Air Force
- Article ID:Ìý
- A2739990
- Contributed on:Ìý
- 13 June 2004
I was an air gunner on a Halifax bomber, part of a thousand bomber raid over Stuttgart. The objective was to dive to 1300ft after the payload was released.
I looked up just in time to see another Halifax beginning its dive above us. I shouted over the intercom, "Pilot! Dive to Port!" to avoid the collision. It was a close shave. I watched as the the other aircraft wing scraped inches away from our wing.
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