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Radio Berkshire,4 mins

Berkshire D-Day plane visited by US Air Force

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Current members of a US squadron that flew from a Berkshire air base on D-Day have climbed aboard one of its wartime aircraft, as it undergoes restoration. The plane - nicknamed "Night Fright" - was heading for a scrapyard in Arkansas when it was bought by the family who own its former wartime base, RAF Membury. The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½'s Joe Campbell was there as the current squadron explored its history.

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