
23rd December 2009, 06:37
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Re: Heinz Knoke : "I Flew for the Führer"
Thanks all for the comments.
Some interesting facts on the attack by Knoke on the Liberator of 26 Feb 1943:
· It was the first Liberator to be shot down on German soil.
· The passenger journalist killed in this incident was a famous employee of The New York Times (Robert Post) who also interviewed Roosevelt at some stage.
· The dog-tag of the tail gunner flying with the B-24 (Maisie) on its doomed flight was found in 2008 on the farm where it was downed. A US historian (Jim Hamilton), who wrote a book relating to this incident, arranged the return of this dog-tag to the family. Jim also helped me with correct historical information on the movie.
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Originally Posted by chuckschmitz
Nicely done. Are you working on another project?
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Yes, next project will be on Pat Pattle, unrecognized top ww2 RAF fighter pilot ace. Very good book written on the life of Pattle.
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