Thought some of you might like this
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7405636.stm
I'll bet the Lancs wouldn't have minded having those escorts the first time they did it.

Hi Chuck

And try doing it at night with people shooting at you when they did it for real. My late father told me that Guy Gibson was a family relative, so it's a poignant feeling watching those clips.

Ironically, I listened to a totally separate BBC radio programme today that referenced the difficulty of accurate aircraft navigation in the 1940s - it reinforced my admiration for what all the crews of that era achieved.

All the best

Rowan