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| - Bruce McNulty was a U.S. bomber pilot from San Francisco, California. He served during both World War II and World War III. During the latter war he was stationed in Sculthorpe, UK. In April 1951, he met Daisy Baxter, the owner of the Owl and Unicorn pub in nearby Fakenham. The Soviets launched a bombing raid on Sculthorpe in April, using conventional explosives, rather than atomic weapons. The attack was one of several on airfields in the U.K. that actually proved more nuisances than truly destructive. Nonetheless, Sculthorpe itself saw one American barracks damaged, plus several planes and the runways. McNulty was quite lucky: he was blown from his cot through the window, and only received a cut on the cheek. When he visited the Owl and Unicorn, Daisy Baxter, who'd heard the story of his survival, but didn't realize he'd been the lucky soul, was astonished to see a bandage on his cheek. Daisy's relationship with McNulty progressed, but then abruptly stalled when she alluded to Wilf Davies, a neighbor who'd begun scavenging in the remains of Norwich. When she detected a hint of jealousy in McNulty's reaction, she came down on him very hard, briefly sending him away from the Owl and Unicorn. Nonetheless, McNulty did return a few weeks later and apologized with flowers. Daisy accepted. This article is a stub because the work is part of a larger, as-of-yet incomplete series.
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