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- MEMPHIS BELLE ..... THE TRUE STORY
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- The BELLE BASTARDS had become masters at
- low level bombing and just before reaching
- the target they would suddenly drop out of
- the sky by faking that they had been shot
- down. Going into a deep dive they would
- use smoke cannisters, fireworks, even toss
- hand grenades out the rear for special
- effects. Anything to make it look like
- their plane was blowing up. Then
- miraculously they would appear back at
- home base some hours later claiming half
- a dozen victories and 20 to 30 buildings
- demolished. In actuality, they levelled
- out and landed their plane in a field well
- hidden by trees. Here they would sit and
- watch while their buddies got the shit
- kicked outta them upstairs. After the
- battle was over and the enemy fighters
- had landed, they would attack their
- airfield before they had a chance to
- refuel. Having demolished the airfield
- they then went after the flak batteries.
- Everything else after that was like
- shooting fish in a barrel. This is the
- main reason their kills were so high
- and they were heralded as heroes.
-
- They may have blown up alot of buildings
- but by vacating their position in the main
- Bomber Attack, they left a gapping hole
- for Nazi Fighters to penetrate the Group.
- This was just another of the cowardly,
- bastards, sons-a-bitches methods of
- looking good on the score card while
- sending hundreds of fellow officers to
- their deaths. See how well you can
- duplicate these cowards' actions.
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