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Old 7th August 2023, 17:40
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Re: Target England true or fictitious

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Originally Posted by Brian Bines View Post
Norbert, I had the same problem when the book came out, I wrote to the publishers and they fowarded my letter to Mr.Blandford. As I remember in his reply he indicated the book was based on his wartime notes and reports and the incidents as described did happen. From this I believe he just added a German name to an incident as German aircrew would not have been available to him in the war. In his letter he did say that he half expected some expert to query some aspects of the book (dig at me ?). Although the book was a good read I was put off by names and incidents that I could not link to,

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Brian Bines
What were his 'wartime notes'? Was he in Air Intelligence?

'I believe he just added a German name to an incident as German aircrew would not have been available to him in the war.' Please elaborate?

Thanks.
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