“I'm not allowed to say how many planes joined the raid, but I counted them all out, and I counted them all back. Their pilots were unhurt, cheerful and jubilant, giving thumbs up signs.”

—  Brian Hanrahan

BBC News 20 December 2010 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12037973

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