After the war exploded in Europe with the invasion of Poland, both Britain and France declared war on Germany, and the very first raids were about to begin.

At the time, the 4 Group of the Royal Air Force was the only trained night bomber force in the entire world, and the reliable Armstrong Whitworth Whitley would have to bear the brunt of the first aerial missions over Germany, Italy, and the rest of occupiedEurope until more advanced aircraft came around.

On the first night of the war, the Whitley had the critical task of bombing several German cities, making it the first Royal Air Force Bomber Command to penetrate the enemy nation.

But when the squadron approached its target and the Whitleys released their bombload, it wasn't precisely explosives that fell on top of the German population…



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