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Old 18 April 2002, 07:26 PM   #39 (permalink)
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* *I don't know if anybody has ever asked: when BB took off That Morning, did he have a specific target in mind, or was he "trolling" for whatever aerodromes he might find? *In order to take advantage of first light he'd need fairly precise navigational info if only to DR his way in the dark.
I believe, he had a specific area in mind. If you look at a map of France, in the Cambrai region, you'll see that the villages of Estourmel, Esnes, Awoingt and Boistrancourt are within a short distance of one another.

I believe the furthest away is Esnes, being 50+ km South of Estourmel. The other three are closer together, with Estourmel being in the middle.

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