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30 minutes ago, Work In Progress said:

Lol, I can hear the Royal Navy complaining about your tags from here! 

Well he did start with his University Air Squadron and was then in the RAFVR before he transferred to the FAA!

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Very interesting film, and great to hear the man's voice.

 

Sub-titling in Italian can be a major source of amusement, as Brown's words are misunderstood in a number of instances and translated accordingly, e.g., "Bay of Biscay" was turned into "bear biscuit".

Of course, "landing a Mosquito on a carrier" is taken literally.

 

 

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Thanks for posting this! I watched it all last night...wonderful!

 

I've noticed that English/Italian translations can be an issue over at a couple Facebook aviation groups I frequent (unless those gadgets in the front of the cockpit actually ARE "air conditioners" and not gunsights...!).

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7 hours ago, MDriskill said:

(unless those gadgets in the front of the cockpit actually ARE "air conditioners" and not gunsights...!).

 

That could literally have changed the course of the war... ;) 

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