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The Preposterous Files - The Wrong Button?

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Files from the National Archive reveal preposterous acts: grand, petty and tragic. Julian Putkowski distills them down. It's not a good idea to retract the undercarriage of a bomber when it is standing still on the runway fully loaded with 6 X 1000lb bombs. What, if anything, was Flying Officer Kenyon thinking? Readers: Crawford Logan and George Gillespie Producer: Matt Thompson A Loftus production for BBC Radio 4.