He Had to Go and Prang 'Er in the Hangar (II)

DESCRIPTION: "He had to go and prang it on the hillside, He wouldn't take his Wingco's good advice." The pilot crosses the Channel on a raid, but flies home too casually, ignoring advice from all the crew. The plane flies too low and crashes, killing everyone
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1967 (Ward-Jackson/Lucas-AirmansSongBook); reportedly from 1942
KEYWORDS: pilot crash wreck derivative
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Ward-Jackson/Lucas-AirmansSongBook, pp. 221-222, "He Had to Go and Prang 'Er in the Hangar" (1 text, tune referenced)
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "She Had to Go and Lose It at the Astor" (tune)
cf. "He Had to Go and Prang 'Er in the Hangar (I)" (tune, theme)
File: WJL221

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