The Hero Around the Corner

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  1. 17thDYRCH

    17thDYRCH Senior Member

    Hero Around the Corner > Vintage Wings of Canada

    My brother-in-law sent this to me. It is a story of one of the Dam Busters who took off and never came back on that fateful day 75 years ago.
    He is friends with the son of Pilot Officer L.J. Burpee.
    No doubt, there are countless stories, similar to this one, across Canada.




    [​IMG]R.I.P. P/O Burpee
     
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    17thDYRCH Senior Member

    Finally sorted out the links. Techno challenged on this May 24 weekend!
     
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    17thDYRCH Senior Member

    A documentary on the Dam Buster operation:
     
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  5. Chris C

    Chris C Canadian

    Good lord. I grew up in the Glebe. My parents still live there. I had no idea.
     
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    canuck Closed Account

    Check out Valour Road in Winnipeg.
     
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