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Nov 2nd, 2009 at 10:25am

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Interesting little piece about the female Soviet pilots in WWII courtesy of the BBC Cool
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/8329676.stm
 

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Reply #1 - Nov 2nd, 2009 at 9:20pm
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VERY interesting and enjoyable listen/watch. Thanks for posting it!  Smiley
 
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Reply #2 - Nov 2nd, 2009 at 11:35pm

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"The Germans called us Night Witches because we never let them get any sleep", she says. "They spread a rumour that we had been injected with some unknown chemicals that enabled us to see so clearly in the pitch black.!"

Oh, those wacky Nazis!
 
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Reply #3 - Nov 3rd, 2009 at 3:32am

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WebbPA wrote on Nov 2nd, 2009 at 11:35pm:
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"The Germans called us Night Witches because we never let them get any sleep", she says. "They spread a rumour that we had been injected with some unknown chemicals that enabled us to see so clearly in the pitch black.!"

Oh, those wacky Nazis!

Not really. Propaganda is used by all sides in wartime & not only on the enemy. The British government's explanation for the success of WWII night-fighter ace John 'Cats Eyes' Cunningham was his liking for carrots which improved his night vision,* hence his nickname. This was to hide the real reason which was the new top-secret AI radar fitted to his Beaufighter. In fact Cunningham disliked carrots. http://www.carrotmuseum.co.uk/raf.html

*A lot of people still believe that today.
 

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Reply #4 - Nov 4th, 2009 at 10:32am

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Hagar wrote on Nov 3rd, 2009 at 3:32am:
Propaganda is used by all sides in wartime
I can still hear 'Lord Haw Haw'  Smiley.
 

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