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Brian Bird - RAF Spitfire Pilot
Brian Bird was just 20 years old when he was flyin...Brian Bird - RAF Spitfire Pilot
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Brian makes it to North Africa and gets stuck into...Brian Bird 3 of 7
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Brian's first combat sortie was against an German ...Brian Bird 4 of 7
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Brian says, Our close air support was unbelievably...Brian Bird 5 of 7
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Brian explains how he was mesmorised the first tim...Brian Bird 6 of 7
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Brian describes the memory he has never been able ...Brian Bird 7 of 7
"I shall never forget I turned the aircraft on a straight line... and I was on my way on my first trip over the German lines and it was really, quite the most dramatic experience I've ever had in my life"
