The Legend of Lancaster A for Apple

Amazing War Stories

Oct 15 2020 • 34 mins

On the cold evening of the 20th of December 1943 over 650 Allied planes took off from their bases in England and headed for Frankfurt on what they hoped would be a decisive blow against Nazi Germany. But for one crew in particular this sortie would become a desperate fight for survival from which not all of them would return. This is the remarkable true story of the 7 men assigned to Lancaster bomber MG-A JB652.  To find out more about this initiative visit amazingwarstories.com Have a story to tell? Email mystory@amazingwarstories.com Contributors- -Richard Pymar- curator of The Halesworth Airfield Memorial Museum Station 365 -Flight Lieutenant Neil Farrell For more about this episode and all of the incredible stories we have in store this series, please visit our website amazingwarstories.com and follow us on your favourite social media platform on- Facebook.com/Amazingwarstories Instagram @amazingwarstories Twitter @amazewarstories Episode Credits- Written & Produced by Ed Sayer Executive producer Paul Wooding Associate Producer Lois Crompton Sound design & 3D mastering by Vaudeville Sound Group Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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