Major Gordon Corrigan recounts the story of
an audacious Allied bombing raid in 1944, in which 15 planes were sent on a mission to
destroy a German prison in Amiens, allowing incarcerated French resistance fighters to
make their escape. He also examines the aircraft used in the mission : the Mosquito
bomber, a light, two-seater plane made of wood designed to be able to outrun enemy fighters
and deliver its payload precisely at close range.
It is in 2 parts, each part can be view..
Sunny
an audacious Allied bombing raid in 1944, in which 15 planes were sent on a mission to
destroy a German prison in Amiens, allowing incarcerated French resistance fighters to
make their escape. He also examines the aircraft used in the mission : the Mosquito
bomber, a light, two-seater plane made of wood designed to be able to outrun enemy fighters
and deliver its payload precisely at close range.
It is in 2 parts, each part can be view..
Sunny
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February 18, 1944, at 12 noon, two Mosquitos approach the prison at low altitude.jpg28.2 KB · Views: 123
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The 3.5 m 12 ft. wide hole blasted in the south wall of Amiens Prisonl.jpg14.4 KB · Views: 125
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