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No.4383

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STORY BRUNT

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INTERNATIONAL SQUADRON

Subject

Introducti on by Calu m Laird, Command o Editor This was

one story I was sure 1966 (whi remembere ch d cl year). So it was otherwise a pr etty unmem early from was with so or copy from the Comm me relish that I open able ando arch ed the dust Commando ives. Ther y stalwart G e w as or bringing to life a story don Livingstone’s ar too busy w twork of feuding ith na Japanese en their personal quar tionalities almost rels to figh emy. And th t spy in the the e whole m ca ix What I had mp. Just as I recalled ture stirred with a forgotten, . though, w the real he as Wally th ro of the st e monkey ory.

— Issue Num ber

Internatio na 1966), re-i l Squadron originally ssued as N o 887 (Nov Commando No 216 (June ember 1974 )

ART GORDON LIVINGSTONE COVER KEN BARR First Published 1966 No 216

Short Shetland

Intended as a high-s Mk1 peed flying boat to reconnaissance and carry out long-rang e to the end of the Second replace the same company's Sunder land, Wo rld War stopped develo 150ft long monster. pment of this With a quartet of 250 radials pulling it alo 0hp Bri sto l Centaurus ng, it could carry its 260mph. The first 2-ton bomb load at pro complete, the second totype burnt out before testing was selling the Shetlan was fitted with 70 seats in the hope d as an airliner. No of orders were receiv though, and it was ed, scrapped in 1951.

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outh Africans in Catalinas, French in Dewoitine fighters, British in Hurricanes…what a terrific bunch they were!

They fought among themselves, they scrapped with the Japs — and to crown it all they had a German saboteur and spy in their midst creating more havoc!

Recall: R17-27-Apr-11

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