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"Sorry to bother you, but one of your aircraft has been shot down"
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I admitted I was gay. They could have sent me to prison.
Carl Austin-Behan -
I spent most of my time in captivity in solitary confinement.
Sqdn. Ldr. Bob Ankerson -
I found myself hanging under a parachute for the first time in my life.
Bob Ankerson -
All of a sudden you're just two bodies lost in the desert
John Peters -
I spent seven weeks getting the shit kicked out of me
John Peters -
We knew we weren't going home.
Bob Ankerson -
The Tornado is a great plane at low level
Al Byford -
We were still using bombs from WWII
Al Byford -
Forty three of us started the course, but only thirteen of us completed it
Ian Sweet -
Unless I tell him something I'm going to die.
Robbie Stewart -
They beat us with their pistol butts
John Peters