Why German Crews Called Lancaster "The Flying Barn" — But Feared It More Than Any Bomber

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The Lancaster bomber shouldn't have terrified anyone. At least that's what Luftvafraer pilots told themselves when they first encountered it in early 1942. Hedman Vilhelm Yonan, a decorated night fighter race, described his initial reaction in postwar interviews. We called it the Fleand Shoiner, the flying barn, because it looked like someone had s... Read More