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[cardboard_killer]

80 years ago today

 

"• Two Whitley bombers drop leaflets over Warsaw. While returning, one runs low on fuel, and thinking they are over France, lands in a field. After stopping the engines and getting out the crew discover when attempting to converse with some civilians who had appeared on the scene, that they are in Germany. This fact is confirmed by the approach of a number of German troops on bicycles. Dashing back to the aircraft they manage to get both engines started, and haul the Whitley back into the air as the enemy troops fire their rifles. Once airborne they establish their position and cross the Franco-German border. When they arrive back at Villeneuve to tell their story, the newspapers have a field day. Back in Germany, several civilians are arrested for giving support to the enemy. Two will be sentenced to two years in prison for “offering support to the enemy” by conversing with the British air crew. "