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Previously on "Farewell Raymond Baxter"

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  • zeitghost
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    I read recently that as well as the attacks on London and Antwerp(?) using V2 rockets, there was also an attack on Lowestoft.

    Unfortunately no one noticed at the time because the accuracy of the weapon was so appalling that it missed every time.

    Only came to light when records were analysed after the war.

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  • bogeyman
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    Originally posted by AtW
    Was at the launch site in Penemunde?
    No. That's where they tested the prototypes.

    They were launched in anger from the Western cost of the Netherlands, and a few from NW Germany.

    I wouldn't fancy even Raymond Baxter's chances of flying a a Spit into Penemunde.

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  • AtW
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    Originally posted by zeitghost
    One of the very very very few pilots to shoot at V2 just as it was being launched...
    Was at the launch site in Penemunde?

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  • zeitghost
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    One of the very very very few pilots to shoot at V2 just as it was being launched... don't know if he blew it up though...

    I'll never forget the live test of a bullet proof vest on Tomorrow's World... using a 44 magnum & a chap wearing said vest.

    Don't somehow think they'd let you do that these days.

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  • Troll
    started a topic Farewell Raymond Baxter

    Farewell Raymond Baxter

    WW2 Spifire Pilot
    commentated on the Queen's coronation & Churchill's funeral
    Tomorrow's World 'white hot' technology showcase
    first hovercraft
    first flight of Concorde."

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