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Tunbridge Wells wing commander's 37 raids dodging the flak

On Christmas Eve 1944, far from home and family, bomber pilot Jack Harris and his crew were flying 17,000 feet above the major German city of Cologne.It was a clear night and the stream of planes soaring nose-to-tail across the sky encountered little opposition as they unleashed their deadly cargo, hitting railway tracks, an ammunition train and an airfield with pinpoint accuracy.Five of the 102 aircraft which took part were lost that Christmas night, and two more crashed as they headed back to...

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Tunbridge Wells wing commander's 37 raids dodging the flak


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