An A-10 Warthog maybe? 
Bristol Beaufighter of type used for the Tricolor-SS strafing run.
Posted on 11/27/2012 10:36:15 AM PST by Winniesboy
The audacious story of how a RAF pilot flew down the Champs-Elysees to drop a French Tricolor over Nazi-occupied Paris has emerged after his medals were put up for sale.
In a daring raid intended to boost the morale of the French, Wing Commander Ken Gatward flew just feet off the ground to put the wind up the Germans.
After dropping a huge French flag on top of the Arc de Triomphe, the British pilot headed towards the Gestapo headquarters which he raked with 20mm shells.
The attack sent the German SS troops running for their lives, to the delight of Parisians.
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
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That type of bravado would get you grounded these days. I will however admit to being in a flight that entered Iraqi airspace playing Queen’s “We Will Rock You” over an open UHF channel.
AWESOME story!
At least he never saw Londonistan. That there were once Brits like him...
why not The Clash’s “Rock the Casbah”?
that’s good - but Rock the Casbah would have been even better. :-)
The French Government should buy the whole collection and then donate it to the British War Museum.
If people like this were running the war in Afghanistan, it would have been won years ago.
Why would this kind of thing get anyone grounded? The mission was fully vetted and approved. Anyone carrying out their orders to do such a thing today would probably not get much publicity, but they’d not be grounded, either.
That said, I don’t know what kind of aircraft anyone has anymore that could carry out a similar mission.
I think bandit’s point is there are no governments who would allow such a thing. 0dumbo wouldn’t want to “ offend” the muslims.
and the vbrits are afraid of all the muuslims in their country
Bump.
Back when England still had balls.
That’s one huge flag draped straegically over the Arc de Triomphe and one good looking pilot who looks like he has what it takes.
An A-10 Warthog maybe?
Bristol Beaufighter of type used for the Tricolor-SS strafing run.
Not sure the flag was quite as big as shown in the illustration...cvould be the artist's imagination getting a little carried away...
You could probably pack a flag in the speed brake of a plane. I know a guy that got grounded for dropping several thousand invitations to a party over the beaches near Sydney Australia.
Would make a good movie....
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Yep, probably... :-)
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