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Old 14th October 2014, 16:24
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Re: Lancaster's American crew ?

And a trip to the PX.

US PXs were often willing to sell items such as tobacco and chocolate to RAF/RCAF aircrew who, of course, would not have been carrying their ration books.

I recall that this practice was, at one point, that prevalent that RAF units were warned at briefings against diverting to USAAF airfields without sufficient reason.
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