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Old 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 View Post
Nicely done. Are you working on another project?


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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