The Archive · 1941

Poland A Record

London, Feb. 17.

In flying to Poland and back to their bases after raiding and dropping leaflets on the German-occupied area of the country, the Royal Air Force has created a new record for long distance operational flights, it was revealed today. The RAF. planes flew a total distance of 1,750 miles. The distance was the longest attempted by the RAF, in the war to date, but it was not revealed from what base the British planes started.—United Press,

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