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Martin W. Bowman
Legion of the Lancasters
Martin W. Bowman
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Söthe
had
already
decided
to
use
his
nose
armament
against
the
4-mot
[four
engined
bomber].
He
looked
out
and
focused
on
a
black
shape
of
the
Britisher.
Small,
bluish
exhaust
flames
made
it
easier
to
keep
the
target
in
sight.
Four
engines,
twin
tail
were
recorded
almost
subconsciously.
No
sudden
movement
that
might
attract
their
attention.
Calm
now!
Guns
armed?
Night
sight
switched
on?
Everything
OK!
Now
he
could
see
that
it
was
a
Lancaster,
crossing
gently
from
starboard
to
port.
He
applied
a
little
more
power
and
approached
cautiously.
Now
he
was
exactly
behind
him
at
about
100
metres’
range.
The
rear
turret
was
clearly
recognisable.
Brönies
kept
silent.
‘Pauke!
Pauke!’
[‘Kettledrums!
Kettledrums!’]
Söthe
announced
with
a
cry.
Brönies
immediately
transmitted
‘Ich
beruhe’.
Then
they
closed
in
rapidly
for
the
kill.
One
can
almost
smell
the
flak,
taste
the
cordite
and
experience
the
nervous
‘twitch’
before
jumping
out
of
one’s
skin
to
the
sound
of
exploding
shells
and
detonating
bombs
in
this
pulsating
and
highly
intriguing
selection
of
never-before-told
stories
recalled
largely
by
members
of
the
revered
Lancaster
crews
of
RAF
Bomber
Command.
From
this
bomber’s
introduction
into
service
in
1942
with
the
famous
if
flawed
raid
on
Augsburg
on
17
April
that
year,
to
the
attacks
on
the
Tirpitz
in
1944,
each
chapter
is
a
tribute
to
the
spirit
of
those
who
flew
the
‘Lanc’
in
anger
and
gained
the
respect
of
their enemies.
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