no doubt about it . . . . the savagery of the populace who have been at the receiving end of bombs , rockets or straffing.
FLIGHT PATH TO MURDER (Death of a Pilot Officer) by Steve Darlow (2009) is the story of Bill Maloney, Tempest pilot who in 1944 force -landed well behind the lines. He survived that, but minutes later his life was brutally ended.
Last month an Australian tail gunner who survived a long drop sans chute one night over Germany died in the Victorian town of Tatura, where he lived. This info was imparted by a fellow passenger on a country bus service as we passed through Tatura. Unfortunately, did not get the name of the deceased, but his story has been told on and off over the years. He fell into fir trees deep in snow.
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