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Air Marshal Sir Alfred Ball
Air Marshal Sir Alfred Ball, who has died aged 91, was one of the RAF’s outstanding reconnaissance pilots in the Second World War and later filled senior national and international appointments.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituar ... -Ball.html
RIP
Steve
Air Marshal Sir Alfred Ball
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Re: Air Marshal Sir Alfred Ball
Thank you Steve for the notice. Another story of a remarkable man.
Quote - On his final Spitfire sortie, his engine failed when he was at 38,000ft over Cologne. Ball was able to coax the engine into giving short bursts of power during the long glide to England, and he broke cloud at 600ft over the Thames Estuary, scraping into the airfield at Eastchurch.
John
Quote - On his final Spitfire sortie, his engine failed when he was at 38,000ft over Cologne. Ball was able to coax the engine into giving short bursts of power during the long glide to England, and he broke cloud at 600ft over the Thames Estuary, scraping into the airfield at Eastchurch.
John
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Re: Air Marshal Sir Alfred Ball
John,K4KittyCrew wrote:Thank you Steve for the notice. Another story of a remarkable man.
Quote - On his final Spitfire sortie, his engine failed when he was at 38,000ft over Cologne. Ball was able to coax the engine into giving short bursts of power during the long glide to England, and he broke cloud at 600ft over the Thames Estuary, scraping into the airfield at Eastchurch.
John
I read that, wow, deserved a bloody gong for that alone.!!!!! I lived 1/2 mile from RAF Eastchurch a few years back. Small world
Steve
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