Bristol Blenheim The Yugoslav Story
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“We are on 300m height and still in dive. A leader in front of us waves with his wings which is a sign to take sideway position on 200m distance and to be ready for attack. There is Szeged ahead of us, and two of us are going straight to the railway crossing. Then I spotted the first pair above the village turning left exactly above the airfield which was apparently full of German planes.
I act and fly in line with leader’s guidance. His plane ejected bombs … and my observer did the same … and then, Messerschmits appeared out of nowhere, trying to shoot me down. Hits drummed against my wing, the last of which hit the engine. There is no fire, but the very idea on what could have happened freezes blood in my veins.”
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