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Last edited by Gil Boyd; 04-26-2019 at 09:42 AM.
'Tonight my men and I have been through hell and back again, but the look on your faces when we let you out of the hall - we'd do it all again tomorrow.' Major Chris Keeble's words to Goose Green villagers on 29th May 1982 - 2 PARA
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Impressive haul Gil, the Norwegians used capture German weapons for decades with reservists (reworking K98
's to .30.06), the Norwegian
Air force guards could still be found with Mp40/38's well into the 1980's I believe.
I dare say the Mp40/38's survived the longest as 9mm was readily available from NATO stocks without issue.
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Should you ever be near Trenton, Ontario, go to the Air Force Museum at CFB Trenton. They have a Halifax bomber which was shot down over Norway in the spring of 1945, just before the end of the war, after having made a supply drop to the Norwegian
resistance. It was recovered from a lake, and has been completely restored. All the crew survived the ditching, but all but one died of hypothermia.
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I remember seeing the video stills from that aircraft when it first located back in the 1990's and being bowled over at its fantastic condition. I would love to see her in her restored condition. great catch for Canada
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