A Heinkel 177, one of Germany's biggest 4-engined bombers, shot down by a Beaufighter pilot of R.A.F. Fighter Command off the coast of England. The giant bomber, of a type rarely sent over England, was attempting a tip and. run raid when the Beaufighter pilot sighted it clearly silhouetted against the sky, identified it, and opened up with cannon and machine gun.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 23 August 1943, Page 3
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62A Heinkel 177, one of Germany's biggest 4-engined bombers, shot down by a Beaufighter pilot of R.A.F. Fighter Command off the coast of England. The giant bomber, of a type rarely sent over England, was attempting a tip and. run raid when the Beaufighter pilot sighted it clearly silhouetted against the sky, identified it, and opened up with cannon and machine gun. Wairarapa Times-Age, 23 August 1943, Page 3
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