Wow: Footage Of A 1944 Spitfire Plane Crash Seen By The 83-Year-Old Vet For The First Time

The whole story is pretty incredible, but skip to around the 11-minute mark to get to the part where he watches the footage of his crash for the first time in over 50 years.

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Adam Albright-Hanna

Jun 28, 2013

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