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Archie Gunning

Archie Gunning, driver of pilot 48706 on 6 March 1966 special Bath t0 Bournemouth. D. Norman was fireman. I rode on the footplate on the return leg from Evercreech to Bath. Archie thought I should have let someone else ride instead as I had had plenty of rides, but I saw it as the last one. 50 years on I can see his point of view was generous and mine selfish

 

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Uploaded on March 2, 2016
Taken on March 6, 1966