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  • RIP Stan Smith

    From Whisper@21:1/5 to All on Tue Jul 23 18:49:08 2024
    Stan Smith, who has died aged 98, was thrust into a key role in the
    initial assault wave of the D-Day landings at Normandy...He later
    transferred to the RAF and oversaw the dispersal of oil following the
    Torrey Canyon disaster in 1967

    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2024/07/22/stan-smith-midshipman-tanks-d-day-died-obituary/

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  • From =?UTF-8?Q?Pelle_Svansl=C3=B6s?=@21:1/5 to Whisper on Tue Jul 23 13:59:55 2024
    On 23.7.2024 11.49, Whisper wrote:

    Stan Smith, who has died aged 98, was thrust into a key role in the
    initial assault wave of the D-Day landings at Normandy...He later
    transferred to the RAF and oversaw the dispersal of oil following the
    Torrey Canyon disaster in 1967

    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2024/07/22/stan-smith-midshipman-tanks-d-day-died-obituary/


    The wrong Stan Smith, no? RIP anyways.

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    "And off they went, from here to there,
    The bear, the bear, and the maiden fair"
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