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Source: BBC Radio 4 "A Right Royal Rescue"

Roundup

1-27-06

Duke of Edinburgh Recalls WWII Rescue Mission [30min]

Two Second World War naval air veterans recount the day they were shot down over Japan, only to be rescued by the man who would become The Duke of Edinburgh.

Read entire article at BBC Radio 4 "A Right Royal Rescue"