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2011-06-25 -Obits-

Air Commodore Peter Cribb, One Of Britain's Great Bomber-Cowboys

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Posted by Anonymoose 2011-06-25 00:14|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 Air Commodore? Ima jealous

Posted by Frank G 2011-06-25 10:53|| 2011-06-25 10:53|| Front Page Top

#2 Cribbs Halifax hit the sea and the tail wheel was ripped off. After he had landed the intelligence officer asked him at what height he had delivered his attack. Cribb replied: I dont know. The altimeter reads in feet, not fathoms.

Guess they dont make em like they used to.

Posted by abu do you love 2011-06-25 12:42|| 2011-06-25 12:42|| Front Page Top

#3 By one description, "master bombers" were not only rare, but worth their weight in gold. In the Pacific theater, they were treated as royalty, because their talent was as rare as a virtuoso violinist.

Typically, if you bombed a target, some of your bombs might hit it, causing some damage. But with a master bomber, it would be obliterated, with no need for dangerous follow up operations.

Posted by Anonymoose 2011-06-25 17:19|| 2011-06-25 17:19|| Front Page Top

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