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On the run in occupied France

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On the run in occupied France

16th April 1943: An RAF Bomber Command crewman's experiences of being shot down - parachuting into France and evading capture

Apr 16, 2023
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Halifax Mark II Series I, W7676 'TL-P', of No.35 Squadron RAF based at Linton-on-Ouse, Yorkshire, being piloted by Flight Lieutenant Reginald Lane, (later Lieutenant-General, RCAF), over the English countryside. Flt Lt Lane and his crew flew twelve operations in W7676, which failed to return from a raid on Nuremberg on the night of 28/29 August 1942, wh…

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