Augsburg raid's 70th anniversary marked by veteran. Published. 18 April 2012. Share. close panel. Share page. Copy link. About sharing. Image caption, Flt Lt Patrick Dorehill said he only started ...

The raid on Augsburg, April 1942. by Denis. ... a top secret and meticulously planned attack had been carried out by twelve Lancasters on a diesel engine works in Augsburg, ...

Bomber Command Pilot: From the Battle of Britain to the Augsburg Raid: The Unique Story of Wing Commander J S Sherwood, is published by Pen & Sword and costs £25. For more stories from where you ...

The Augsburg raid dramatized the enormous growth of Allied air power and air techniques: not so long ago (April 17, 1942) the R.A.F. could spare only twelve Lancasters for a costly, ...

Augsburg raid's 70th anniversary marked by veteran. Published. 18 April 2012. Share. close panel. Share page. Copy link. About sharing. Image caption, Flt Lt Patrick Dorehill said he only started ...

Wing Commander John 'Flap' Sherwood flew at 250ft across 600 miles of enemy territory with no fighter escort during a daring daylight raid on Augsburg on April 17, 1942.

One of the most daring bomber raids of World War II has been marked with a special ceremony in Lincolnshire. More than half the attacking force were lost trying to destroy an engine factory, deep ...

The miraculous survival of a Bomber Command pilot whose plane exploded into a fireball is revealed by his son in a new book. Wing Commander John 'Flap' Sherwood flew at 250ft across 600 miles of ...

The miraculous survival of a Bomber Command pilot whose plane exploded into a fireball is revealed by his son in a new book. Wing Commander John 'Flap' Sherwood flew at 250ft across 600 miles of ...

Son Gerald, 80, tells Wing Commander John 'Flap' Sherwood's incredible story ...