Gentlemen,
Yesterday I stumbled on a remarkable story. Two Australian pilots from
10 RAAF Squadron, a captain from the Intelligence Corps and a telegraphist of the RAF flew in Walrus L2312 to France on a secret mission to rescue General de Gaulle's wife and children.
They did not succeed; the Walrus crashed near Ploudaniel in France (and De Gaulle's family escaped by boat to England). See:
BBC WW2 People's War: Rescueing Madame De Gaulle
One question remains unanswered: were German or French fighters responsible for this crash?
Regards,
Bart