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Until this very instant I'd had absolutely no idea that, of course, Tower Bridge would be there. It was easy enough to fly over it, but the idea of flying through the spans suddenly struck me. I had just ten seconds to grapple with the seductive proposition which few ground attack pilots of any
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497:"Jever Steam Laundry – 4 Sqn personnel Pollock 004"
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1982:British Army Gazelle friendly fire incident
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588:1974 White House helicopter incident
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1824:Hawker Hunter Tower Bridge incident
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1744:British United Airways Flight 1030X
1645:British European Airways Flight 411
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