Manchester bomber 'fails to return'
14th January 1942: Decisions taken before the war have fatal consequences for seven young men
In early 1942 RAF Bomber Command was still reliant on a mix of old obsolete aircraft, and a proportion of relatively untried machines that wartime conditions saw pressed into service.
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