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In the midnight hour between June 12 and June 13, 1944, a Lancaster Mk. X KB 726 from the 419th Squadron of the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF), was on a mission to take out rail yards in Cambrai, France. Aboard the Lancaster were close friends Andrew Mynarski and Pat Brophy. The Germans were prepared to counter the night raid with their powerful anti-aircraft cannons and heavy night fighters. A Junkers Ju-88 attacked turning the plane into an inferno. When ordered to bail, Mynarski spotted his friend trapped in the tail. Mynarski ignored the flames in the rear of the fuselage and tried to save his friend, Pat Brophy. This incredibly brave chapter of WW2 earned Mynarski the Victoria Cross.
The main sources we used for this film are:
Mynarski's Lanc: the story of two famous Canadian Lancaster bombers, KB726 & FM213, edited by Bette Page.
Archive reports: No 419th Squadron RCAF Lancaster Mk X KB 726. 12/13 June 1944.
The documentary film "As Close as Brothers", directed by Jeffrey Riddell.
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00:00 Allied planes over France
01:37 Ju-88 vs Lancaster
03:04 Avro Lancaster is on fire
04:10 De Breyne orders the crew to bail
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06:33 Mynarski attempts to rescue Brophy
09:00 The last “Good night”
10:47 Lancaster crashes in the forest
12:01 Brophy’s mission after the accident
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