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Description: | Message sent by Winston Churchill to Air Marshal A T Harris, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Bomber Command.
"We must plainly regard the attack of the Lancasters on the U-boat engine factory at Augsburg as an outstanding achievement of the Royal Air Force. Undeterred by heavy losses at the outset 44 and 97 Squadrons pierced in broad daylight into the heart of Germany and struck a vital point with deadly precision. Pray convey the thanks of His Majesty's Government to the officers and men who accomplished this memorable feat of arms in which no life was lost in vain."
10 Downing Street.
"One of two original copies of this message to Nos. 44 and 97 Squadrons initialled by the Prime Minister." | Temporal: | 18 Apr 1942 | Source: | Lincolnshire County Council | Identifier: | http://www.lincstothepast.com/Records/Re... | Go to resource |
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