'Gardening' in the Bay of Biscay
25th July 1942: Bomber Command mine laying operations were regarded as less hazardous than bombing - but were never without risk ...
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The night of 25th/26th July 1942 should have been a routine operation for Arthur Adams1:
"A piece of cake!” some of the boys said before we took off. "An easy six hours"…
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