Read an extract from WWII bomber pilot COLIN BELL's memoir as he turns 105: Did I carry a mascot in my Mosquito? Yes, a Smith & Wesson with 20 rounds so I could shoot the German lynch mob if I was downed

Read an extract from WWII bomber pilot COLIN BELL's memoir as he turns 105: Did I carry a mascot in my Mosquito? Yes, a Smith & Wesson with 20 rounds so I could shoot the German lynch mob if I was downed


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