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Catching Fire

Courage and Sacrifice by Mark Postlethwaite - Lancaster ED925 ‘M’ Mother, Had been hit on the way to the Möhne Dam. 2nd to attack, the defences were primed and ready & ED925 was hit repeatedly in the port wing and fuselage, catching fire just as the Upkeep was dropped. The aircraft rapidly becoming uncontrollable, Flt/Lt. Hopgood managed to gain enough height to allow 3 of his crew to bale out, before the Lancaster exploded & crashed in pieces, taking the remaining crew members to their…

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