A bomber pilot's sacrifice
29th November 1942: Flight Sergeant Ron Middleton awarded VC. Despite terrible injuries he flies home , saving five of his crew, but dies as his aircraft ditches
Bomber Command was now making the long haul across France and over the Alps to bomb targets in the industrial north of Italy. Such long trips made huge demands on the crews and aircraft - and …
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