Billy Strachan
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title:
Billy Strachan
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William Arthur Watkin Strachan was a British communist, civil rights activist, and pilot. He is most noted for his achievements as a bomber pilot with the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the Second World War, and for his reputation as a highly influential figure within Britain's black communities. As a teenager in Jamaica at the outbreak of the Second World War, Strachan sold all his possessions and travelled alone to Britain to join the RAF. He survived 33 bombing operations against Nazi Germany d
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RAF officer and civil rights activist
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Strachan
date created:
2021-05-11T10:17:26Z
date modified:
2024-08-28T14:07:25Z
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