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A Wave from a German Pilot

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janhewett
People in story: 
Fred Stephens
Location of story: 
Milford Haven
Background to story: 
Civilian
Article ID: 
A8920839
Contributed on: 
28 January 2006

“This story was submitted to the People’s War site by Jan Hewett, a volunteer from BBC Three Counties Action at the Glen Miller Concert at Twin Woods on behalf of Fred Stephens and has been added to this site with his/her permission. The person fully understands the site’s terms and conditions.”

Name: Fred Stephens.
Location: Milford Haven.
Civilian.

Title. A wave from a German pilot.

When I was 11years old I was playing in a field with 3 or 4 mates and a German plane flew low over the field. We saw the pilot. He waved to us and we all waved back. He had finished his raid and was returning home.

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