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The target was a rail junction near Brest-Litovsk. To the Germans, it was a lifeline. To the Russians, it was the final barrier. To me, it was a series of geometric shapes moving slowly into the kill zone. "Flak," the navigator grunted.
Below us, Poland was a monochromatic nightmare—a jagged white sheet stained by the charcoal smudges of burning supply depots and the skeletal remains of scorched forests. We weren't supposed to be here. The RAF’s heavy bombers usually owned the night over the Ruhr, but today, we were the "Lend-Lease" ghosts sent to choke the life out of the German retreat before the Red Army arrived.
"Steady, Peter," the skipper’s voice crackled, thin and metallic through the intercom.
The junction crept toward the wires. I saw a tiny, toy-like locomotive huffing a plume of white steam, desperate to flee.
"Turn us for home, Skip," I said, leaning back against the cold glass.
More on the Mk XIV bomb sight or the B-24’s defensive flight.
The target was a rail junction near Brest-Litovsk. To the Germans, it was a lifeline. To the Russians, it was the final barrier. To me, it was a series of geometric shapes moving slowly into the kill zone. "Flak," the navigator grunted.
Below us, Poland was a monochromatic nightmare—a jagged white sheet stained by the charcoal smudges of burning supply depots and the skeletal remains of scorched forests. We weren't supposed to be here. The RAF’s heavy bombers usually owned the night over the Ruhr, but today, we were the "Lend-Lease" ghosts sent to choke the life out of the German retreat before the Red Army arrived.
"Steady, Peter," the skipper’s voice crackled, thin and metallic through the intercom.
The junction crept toward the wires. I saw a tiny, toy-like locomotive huffing a plume of white steam, desperate to flee.
"Turn us for home, Skip," I said, leaning back against the cold glass.
