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Old 8th November 2007, 20:46
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Re: Bodensee He177

Well, such things were not done exclusively in Luftwaffe and in WWII. Croat AF aircraft were extensively used for all sorts of "smuggling", mostly of sugar and tobacco. Few years ago the Organization I worked was visited by business associate from Belgium. During the informal conversation we came on the subject of aviation and it happened that his father was Mirage III pilot. Among other things he told me that whenever his father flew to Italy he would return with delicious food and wine which he used to pack into the parachute compartment in the tail, and which were much more expensive in Belgium. Of course, the parachute was removed any time he went there.
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