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Surprised by the friendliness of their captors, the flier,
are lulled into a f.il-.c sense of security. \\'hen a pretty
nurse treah him k indlv. the wouudcc! ~1l1l1l(.'r tells her his
base in Italy is pl.mniut; a bi~ mission for the ncar future.
Deceived by the AAF uniform worn 1", his hun kmatc,
who is ;1 '\;ll.i in disgUISe. tlte r.rdio operator cxpl.uu« t h.rt
onlv a fc\\' hours c.u licr Itis fligltt connn.mckr h.id been
relieved from assignment to the next clay's big mission,
The jig-saw of information scraps is completed when the
A\F pilot, clinins; w.t l: Luf twafl« men. int imatos a cold
ll1ight keep ,I f1'. cr from making a Illghaltitndc misviou.
The ?\aZls tie that hint with the radioman's statement.
OCTOBER 1944
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Posing as an Allied sympathinr, one of the Germans in.
vires the ,\,\F copilot to drink with him, '1\\0 other
'\;ms join t licm and, in the convivi.ilitv that follows,
the .\merican reveals more about the project eel mission.
Given a good meal in a :\';11i officer's quarters, the tail.
gllnner drops word th.it hIS i;rouP has ,toeked "P on
inrcndiarics. Un\\lttingll', he h.is upped-off the encmy
t h.it the slated Lagel is of a higltly'comll\lstible nature,
Determining that Munich is the 01111' coinbust il.k, target
t l.at 1I1\I\t lx, rc:tlhul by hIgh alt it ud« I1nng from Italy
C'\ L[ tLe ,\lps. t l«, '\:l7IS xuuu uon full fighter strength,
l ntc rc cptcd. the "ttackl1lg !J(il1l!JUS suffer he;ny losses,
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