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ALAN MORGAN BOMBING RAIDS 19/20 FEBRUARY 1944;LEIPZIG.

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ALAN MORGAN.
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LEIPZIG
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Royal Air Force
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A4668690
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02 August 2005

If the previous raid had been relatively quiet for the squadron then the Leipzig trip proved to be quite the opposite. Again Bomber Command put up over 800 aircraft, but this time, as they crossed the Dutch coast, the German night-fighters were waiting, and a running battle ensued all the way to the target.
False wind forecasts had many aircraft reaching the target area too early: W/C Adams (J8466) had to orbit three times and Lt. Stevens (ND 474) twice. S/L Miller (JB 314) returned early in Q-Queenie with generator problems but on landing gave the following report:
"Sky above the North Sea was filled with a/c flying in all directions-- some wiser ones with navigation lights on, most without--three a/c seen to explode in air, probably due to collision".

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