marvinthemartian Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Otherwise known as the Amiens prison raid. Seventy years ago Grp Capt Pickard led a force of 19 Mosquitos against the prison to release important members of the French Resistance held captive there.The raid was a success, and led to the unfortunate loss of 2 aircraft, including that of Pickard and his navigator, Alan Broadley. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runflat Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Yep, 70 years to the day. The book, And the walls came tumbling down, is supposed to be a good read. [video=youtube;VOAPx_VPi-A] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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