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Camlobe.
Gibson and his bomber leader Hayes? had come to Manston to watch an ‘upkeep’ test at Reculver. As they took off to return home the engine cut out and they landed in a field. I believe it was a Magister luckily, not a Lanc….!
mmitch.

I thought this was well known, I’m sure I read it in James Hollands book .