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Bat 21 Gene Hambleton tells the story of when his EB-66 was shot down and recalls his harrowing rescue
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Bat 21 Gene Hambleton tells the story of when his EB-66 was shot down and recalls his harrowing rescue

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Dario Leone
Nov 24 2022
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