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Pictures - Flying Through Flak
Mr. Taschuk explains how he was able to take pictures while on missions. He then recalls an instance of flying through a barrage of flak, displaying a picture he took of the hole the Lancaster left in the smoke.
Radar and Flak
Mr. Taschuk explains how the incredible German radar made their flak fire very accurate and dangerous.
A Plane With No Propellers!
Mr. Taschuk recalls his first encounter with a jet - the German Me-262.
Terrifying Fly Along
Mr. Taschuk recalls an interrogation officer being terrified during a fly along on a bombing run over Germany.
Climbing an Invisible Ladder
Mr. Taschuk recalls seeing a Lancaster accidentally drop their payload on another Lancaster directly below them, and seeing the bomb aimer fall from the damaged plane.
Controlled Terror
Mr. Taschuk recalls a bombing run over Germany, during a particularly dark night, when the light from an explosion revealed how close they’d come to having a collision.
Welcome to the Death Sentence
Mr. Taschuk recalls his welcome to Bomber Command being a shocking one. He also describes how necessary it was to learn to control ones own terror.
Enemy Strengths and Weakness
Mr. Sutherland-Brown says how their biggest threat was enemy ground fire. He also explains that the Japanese were very mobile but were out numbered and out armed.
Pressure on Airfield
Mr. Sutherland-Brown talks about the tactics they used to put pressure on the Japanese Airfields.
Starved of Supply
Mr. Sutherland-Brown explains how the Japanese just could not supply their troops.
Air Supply Underestimated
Mr. Sutherland Brown talks about how the Japanese never really understood the importance of air supply, which put them at a disadvantage.
Operation Timing
Mr. Sutherland-Brown describes how they sometimes operated around what they called the "moon period"
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