Mynarskis Lanc by Nicolas Trudgian. (B) PER450 The flooding spread quickly to

The flooding spread quickly to the middle of the ship and then to the port boiler room

Paper size 31 inches x 22 inches (79cm x 56cm) Image size 24 inches x 15 inches (61cm x 38cm)

friends and freedom

During this period Bishop often flew as many as seven-eight hours each day

although this cannot be seen in the image

Mynarskis Lanc by Nicolas Trudgian. (B) PER450 The flooding spread quickly toDHM2446B. Mynarskis Lanc by Nicolas Trudgian. Lancaster V RA, with its young Canadian crew, flew just a handful of operations. On the night of June 12, 1944, it was set afire by a JU88, forcing the crew to bale out. Seeing the rear gunner trapped Pilot Officer Andrew Mynarski vainly braved the inferno to help, losing his parachute to the flames. He was forced to jump without it. Miraculously the burning Lancaster pancaked, and the rear gunner