Mynarskis Lanc by Nicolas Trudgian (AP) REG559 The Last of the heavy

The Last of the heavy Cruisers built by Germany (5 in total) The picture shows Admiral Hipper making her first sortie on the 18th February 1940

the P-40 was a fine combat aircraft that operated in the Pacific

Local villagers had cleared a rough airstrip 800yds long with Lewis finding it by the time dawn broke

The Light Division had been so mauled and disordered that a Russian counter-attack drove it back from the Great Redoubt

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Mynarskis Lanc by Nicolas Trudgian (AP) REG559 The Last of the heavyDHM2446AP. Mynarskis Lanc by Nicolas Trudgian. Lancaster V RA, with its young Canadian crew, flew just a handful of operations. On the night of June 12, 1944, it was set afire by a JU88, forcing the crew to bale out. Seeing the rear gunner trapped Pilot Officer Andrew Mynarski vainly braved the inferno to help, losing his parachute to the flames. He was forced to jump without it. Miraculously the burning Lancaster pancaked, and the rear gunner