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Near Miss: RAF Bomber Over Stuttgart

by RAF Cosford Roadshow

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W/O AIRGUNNER JOHN LYSAGHT
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STUTTGART - GERMANY
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Royal Air Force
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A2791613
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29 June 2004

I was an airgunner in a Halifax bomber, taking part in a thousand bomber raid over Stuttgart.
The plan was to release the bomb-load and then for the aircraft to be dived to 1300ft. ( about 400m ).
I looked up to see another Halifax beginning to dive above and towards us. I shouted over the intercom. telling the pilot to dive to port ( left ) to avoid collision.
I watched as the aircraft wings came within inches of each other.

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