Feb 18, 1944; 70 years ago ... "Information: Mosquitos of 140 Airfield are to attack the prison at AMIENS in an attempt to assist 120 prisoners to escape. These prisoners are French patriots condemned to death for assisting the Allies. This air attack is only part of the plan as other assistance will be at hand at the time.
"Date and Time: 18th February, 1944." ...
Here, Mosquitos of No. 487 Squadron RNZAF clear the target at low level as the first 500-lb bombs
to be dropped detonate near the south wall of the prison.
"On the 18th February the RAF conducted one of their most successful low level raids, freeing large numbers of the French Resistance with their raid on Amiens Prison."
Contemporary newsreel explaining the raid:
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