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First Lancaster bombing raid

10th March 1942: The first bombing raid of the iconic British bomber also sees the beginning of new RAF bombing strategy and tactics

Mar 10, 2022
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First Lancaster bombing raid

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‘This artists impression shows Lancaster bombers in action over Essen.’

‘They sowed the wind, and now they are going to reap the whirlwind.’

RAF Bomber Command was now moving up a gear. Air Vice Marshal Arthur ‘Bomber’ Harris had just taken over as Commander in Chief, when he declared:

The Nazis entered this war under the rather childish delusion that they…

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