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Old 24th Nov 2023, 23:48
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bviously the searchlights would be pretty well defended, but they also did make excellent and obvious targets. Were there ever any low level strikes combined with the bomber streams to locate and destroy the searchlights?
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Old 25th Nov 2023, 04:24
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Originally Posted by Downwind.Maddl-Land
is that the real book cover or have you photoshopped it?
Real book and cover, in fact a very fascinating read - with just a hint of colour tweaking.
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Old 25th Nov 2023, 11:39
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Originally Posted by sycamore
D-M-L,Have you tried any ROC associations for info,on the basis ,`if they`ve got it,we might/should try it`....?
Sorry, ROC in this context????
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Old 25th Nov 2023, 15:52
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Royal Observer Corps is all I know or can think of.
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Old 26th Nov 2023, 21:17
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My father was in Night Fighters and fortunate not to be caught up in a search light, so I cannot help on that point.

However, from his own experience of night operations and of his many colleagues and friends in heavies, he said that 'Bomber' was very true to their experience.
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