Audio From the Past [E01] - WW2 - Avro Lancaster Crew Radio

Audio From the Past [E01] - WW2 - Avro Lancaster Crew Radio

In 1943, the Royal Air Force began a night bombing campaign against Germany, the like of which had never been seen before. Over the next twelve months, tens of thousands of aircrews flew across the North Sea to drop their bombs on german cities. They were opposed by the full force of the Luftwaffe, but also by a nightmare of flak, treacherously icy conditions and constant mechanical malfunctions. Most of these crews never finished their tour of operations, but were either shot down and killed, or taken prisoner by an increasingly hostile enemy.

Transcript available here:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/20586543/TRANSCRIPT%20Audio%20from%20the%20Past%20-%20WW2%20-%20Lancaster%20Air%20Crew.pdf

Artwork by Piotr Forkasiewicz

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