![]() Letford started his RAF career flying Blenheim bombers on daylight raids (some sources say he also flew Hampden bombers on night raids with 49 Squadron), before transferring to 207 Squadron to fly Lancasters. Pilot: Flight Lieutenant Kenneth "Ken" Harold Francis Letford, RAF. Apparently the pilot of the enemy aircraft thought he had not been observed by the crew of the Lancaster as he positioned himself as a "sitting" target, coming in dead astern of the Lancaster as it was making a straight and level run for a photograph, after bombing." The crew on the September 3/4 mission were as follows. As it went down with flames pouring from the engine out over the cockpit, the enemy aircraft was silhouetted against search-lights and fires, and was identified by the rear gunner as a Me.109. This is confirmed by the captain of the aircraft, the Flight Engineer and the Wireless Operator - the enemy aircraft is claimed as destroyed. Both Lancaster gunners opened fire at 650 yards firing until 500 yards when the enemy aircraft burst into flames and was seen to crash on the ground. of 170 m.p.h., it was attacked by an unidentified enemy aircraft from dead astern slightly above at a range of 800 yards, but its fire fell short of the Lancaster. When in the target area at 2328 hours, flying at 20,000 feet, on a magnetic course of 086 Deg at an I.A.S. ![]() 207 Squadron was detailed to attack Berlin. The combat report for the mission stated: "On the night 3/4 September 1943, Lancaster "F" of No. Apparently the commander of 5 Group was scandalized by the broadcast and tried to suppress it, since the crew's chatter hadn't been "by the book." Pidsley kept the original disks for the next 40 years before presenting them as a gift to 207 Squadron. Just 12 hours after the Lancaster landed back at RAF Langar, the clip was aired on the BBC. The cold at high altitude was so severe that Pidsley had to keep the discs warm inside his flight jacket or else the disc lacquer would harden and become too brittle for the recording needle to make an impression. Pidsley used a "midget recorder" that used a needle to cut acetate discs to make the recording. I "F for Freddy" (officially Lancaster ED586 EM-F) of 207 Squadron RAF. What you're hearing is a recording of the intercom loop of Lancaster Mk. If you listen to the version which includes his commentary (the Australian War Memorial website has a copy), you can hear the strain in his voice. Vaughn-Thomas narrated the flight, despite having problems with his oxygen mask that made it difficult for him to breathe. The first clip was recorded on the night of September 3/4, 1943 over Berlin by BBC reporter Wynford Vaughan-Thomas and recordist Reginald Pidsley. If you have specific questions or information about content, the website, and applications, please contact us.For those who are curious, I've got some information on the source of the first clip. However, Get Archive LLC does not own each component of the compilation displayed and accessible on the PICRYL website and applications. Get Archive LLC is the owner of the compilation of content that is posted on the PICRYL website and applications, which consists of text, images, audio, video, databases, tags, design, codes, and software ("Content"). Get Archive LLC does not charge permission and license fees for use of any of the content on PICRYL, however, upon request, GetArchive can provide rights clearance for content for a fee. GetArchive believes there are no usage restrictions or limitations put on content in the U.S. Permission for use, re-use, or additional use of the content is not required. Get Archive LLC, creator of PICRYL, endeavors to provide information that it possesses on the copyright status of the content and to identify any other terms and conditions that may apply to the use of the content, however, Get Archive LLC offers no guarantee or assurance that all pertinent information is provided, or that the information is correct in each circumstance. PICRYL makes the world's public domain media fun to find and easy to use. PICRYL is an AI-driven search & similarity engine. PICRYL is the largest media source for public domain images, scans, and documents. The World's Largest Public Domain Media Search Engine
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