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E1XY7 TIL Henry Hans Ernst Marwede, German pilot who fought against the Allies during WW1, was decorated with the Iron Cross, could not accept the rise of Nazism and went to France, avoided internment by joining the Foreign Legion, and sided with the Allies in WW2.
neQO7 TIL sometimes Spitfires had to taxi to the take-off position with a person sat on the tail. In 1945 a pilot forgot about this and took-off with mechanic Margaret Horton clinging on the tail. The pilot realized that his aircraft wasn't handling correctly and landed with Miss Horton still on the tail