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mirekw
Posted: November 18, 2006 04:39 pm
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After 23 VIII 1944 I aknow one romanina pilot esacpe "desertions". One Romanina pilot had taken Hurricane no 8 and had flown it to Turkay on 26 VIII 1944, he made forcelanding before Instablul.
Are were any others similar esacpes from Roamania?

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Dénes
Posted: November 18, 2006 08:06 pm
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QUOTE (mirekw @ November 18, 2006 10:39 pm)
One Romanina pilot had taken Hurricane no 8 and had flown it to Turkay on 26 VIII 1944, he made forcelanding before Instablul.

That particular incident happened not on Aug. 26, but three days later. The pilot was 9-ARR victory ace Adj. stag. av. Petre Cordescu (as noted in my book on ARR fighter aces, published by Osprey, page 89).

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