Amazing War Stories with Bruce Crompton
The Legend of Lancaster A for Apple
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Episode notes
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.
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Contributors-
-Richard Pymar- curator of The Halesworth Airfield Memorial Museum Station 365 www.halesworthairfieldmuseum.co.uk
-Flight Lieutenant Neil Farrell
-International Bomber Command Centre www.internationalbcc.co.uk/
Exclusive artwork donated by famous illustrator Piotr Forkasiewicz www.peterfor.com/
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Episode Credits-
Written & Produced by Ed Sayer
Executive producer Paul Wooding
Associate Producer Lois Crompton
Sound design & 3D mastering by Vaudeville Sound Group
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