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1942-08-17

Base:
Swinderby
Destination:
Osnabruck
Took off:
2148
Landed:
0218

R5691

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Notes:
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About 15 minutes before arriving at target starboard outer wngine constant speed unit went into fully coarse, this left little scope for evasive action. Aircraft caught in S/Ls and only ot out by levator control which caused several hundred rounds to fly down the flare chute.

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