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Pictures - Flying Through Flak

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

Radar and Flak

Mr. Taschuk explains how the incredible German radar made their flak fire very accurate and dangerous.

A Plane With No Propellers!

A Plane With No Propellers!

Mr. Taschuk recalls his first encounter with a jet - the German Me-262.

Terrifying Fly Along

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

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

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

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

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

Pressure on Airfield

Mr. Sutherland-Brown talks about the tactics they used to put pressure on the Japanese Airfields.

Starved of Supply

Starved of Supply

Mr. Sutherland-Brown explains how the Japanese just could not supply their troops.

Air Supply Underestimated

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

Operation Timing

Mr. Sutherland-Brown describes how they sometimes operated around what they called the "moon period"

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