Incredible Wartime Story

[kendo65]

A 1942 Beaufighter mission over Paris.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/history/britain-at-war/9705446/The-RAF-pilot-who-dropped-the-Tricolor-on-occupied-Paris.html

[Skoshi Tiger]

Great story, Thanks for the link!

[remasethum]

Incredible and amazing story about Wg Cdr Gatward. Thanks for the knowledge. Very interesting read indeed!

[raaaid]

Mr Grinter said: "It is an amazing story - one of those that makes the hairs on the back of your neck stand up.

true

[MB_Avro_UK]

Would the German Luftwaffe have done the same thing over Nelson's Column in 1940? Perhaps not?

Best Regards,
MB_Avro

[WTE_Galway]

Would the German Luftwaffe have done the same thing over Nelson's Column in 1940? Perhaps not?

Best Regards,
MB_Avro

Hung the French Tricolor over Nelson's Column ? That would have sure got the Brit's back up.

[zapatista]

good wartime story of a daring act !

thx for posting it :)

[kendo65]

Glad that people enjoyed it.

It's really amazing to me that such a mission was authorised and took place - it reads like something out of one of those 'Commando' comic books I used to read as a kid. If someone had told me about this in the pub I probably wouldn't have believed him.

Sometimes reality is stranger than fiction!