The year 1943 saw the beginning of an unprecedented bombing Campaign against Germany.
This is the story.
Most of these courageous crews were either shot down and killed or taken prisoner by an increasingly hostile enemy.
They were opposed not only by the full force of the Luftwaffe, but by a nightmare of flak, treacherously icy conditions, and constant mechanical malfunction.
Over the next twelve months, tens of thousands of aircrews flew across the North Sea to drop bombs on German cities.
The year 1943 saw the beginning of an unprecedented bombing Campaign against Germany