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JOSEPH ''JOE'' COTTON
(1922-2016)
WWII Veteran & Testing Pilot
114 Aircraft Types
18.000 flight hours

Joe was a crew member of a B-17 Flying Fortress which was sent to a bombardment mission of the Tatoi airport, in 1943. His aircraft was hit by AAA and after some stressful efforts of escaping manoeuvres, he managed to make an emergency landing in Corfu!! The crew was rescued by the locals and after many adventures, they returned to Amendola, Italy in 1944. Mr. Kavvathias has painted a frame of the mission.
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HISTORY



Athens, 27 April 1941
The "Black" Parade
N. Africa, 28 October 1942
The first shutdown
Over Pacific 1944
Corsair Vs Zero
Cyprus, 20 July 1974
Immobilized T-34/85
Summer in Greece, 2011
The firefighting "Camel"
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