World Battlefronts: MEN AT WAR: Lights and Luck

All the way back from Berlin the Polish crew of the big R.A.F. bomber caught it hot & heavy. The flak was astonishingly accurate. The searchlights never let them go, the gunners on the ground seemed to have perfect range. Only occasional clouds, violent evasive action and luck saved them.

Near home they found out why the Germans had so little trouble keeping them in range. In switching on the heating system, the pilot had accidentally turned on his navigation lights.

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