Always afraid while flying
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Always afraid while flying
I never got shot, bullet shot, got shot at a lot,
like in Pentalaria, we were sent there from,
where was it, Malta because there was
some supply ships coming in to Tobrook.
I think they threw everything at us.
I was absolutely terrified; not as bad
as one New Zealander I knew who
couldn't let go of the navigation table,
that's sick but I was terrified – scared stiff.
I didn't want to die. Who does?
Not every day, it's a different,
it's boredom or scary, boredom or scared.
You're never even-steven.
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