For many years I was friends with John McClure, a fighter pilot in the 56th FG stationed in the UK during WW2. On his first sortie he was shot down, and bailed out, He was near he channel so swam to a life buoy in hopes of getting back ot the UK. Not to be, he was picked up by a German boat and spent the rest of the war as a POW. He was a fine gentleman.
Terry
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