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Old 03-06-16, 03:00
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Rather sad

http://www.lancasterbombers.net/lanc...ers_v1_033.htm
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Looking at the cards , the losses suffered by the RAF were , looking at it from todays perspective , shocking.

Aircraft like slow Blenheims and Whitleys and Hampdens were nothing less than death traps . The early daylight raids on France were almost suicide missions .

I recall a TV doco. A replacement pilot arrived at his Blenheim squadron, ( the elderly veteran was interviewed ) the chap was told " the boys are on a mission " the chap waited and waited, no aircraft returned, the whole squadron was shot down on a daylight raid to France . The TV show was called "Great Military blunders" or similar
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Details of the raid

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this doco , the interviews with the actual aircrew

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