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Taranto Pilot dies

Fri May 26, 2006 5:22 pm

From the UK this sad news about the loss of John Wellham, the last pilot who attacked the Italian fleet at Taranto.


http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jh ... db2601.xml



May he rest in peace

Fri May 26, 2006 7:06 pm

Thanks for posting that... he sounded like a remarkable man, and the raid on Taranto has got to one of the most remarkable aerial feats of the war.

Cheers,
Richard
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