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A pilot of an RAF Wellington plane and his crew attacked the Macchi Factory at Varese
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A pilot of an RAF Wellington plane and his crew attacked the Macchi Factory at Varese
A pilot of an RAF Wellington plane and his crew attacked the Macchi Factory at Varese near the Swiss Frontier and flew their Wellington bomber 500 miles back to base on one engine.
Over their base, the last engine failed and the pilot belly landed the aircraft with no engines.
When he was interrogated, the pilot merely told the Intelligence Officer that he had belly landed off the
runway. lt was not until later that his feat in getting home 500 miles despite the mountains and heavily defended area came out.
Picture shows. The Squadron Commander discusses the flight with the Wellington crew.
May 1944
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Reach PLC
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England
Media ID 21886840
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