Editing David Ince
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Flying with [[No. 193 Squadron RAF|193 Squadron]] and [[No. 257 Squadron RAF|257 Squadron]], Ince flew almost 150 [[Sortie]]s. When flying [[reconnaissance]] he modified the front gun mouldings to take an [[F24 camera]], an exercise which yielded unprecedented close up images.<ref name="scotsman" /> |
Flying with [[No. 193 Squadron RAF|193 Squadron]] and [[No. 257 Squadron RAF|257 Squadron]], Ince flew almost 150 [[Sortie]]s. When flying [[reconnaissance]] he modified the front gun mouldings to take an [[F24 camera]], an exercise which yielded unprecedented close up images.<ref name="scotsman" /> |
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In the closing stages of the war in 1945 as acting Squadron Leader, he was leading No. 193 Squadron on shipping strikes in the Baltic. He was one of the pilots ordered to sink a group of four ships near Lubeck, including the [[Cap Arcona]], unaware that they were laden with 10,000 prisoners from concentration camps. When David was interviewed in 2000, he said: "If you are in war, then these things happen. You try yourself to stop them happening. But it is the penalty of going to war, part of the downside, and part of the evil. Try as you will, you cannot stop it." He was assessed as exceptional as a fighter-bomber pilot when his squadron was disbanded in August 1945. |
In the closing stages of the war in 1945 as acting Squadron Leader, he was leading No. 193 Squadron on shipping strikes in the Baltic. He was one of the pilots ordered to sink a group of four ships near Lubeck, including the [[Cap Arcona]], unaware that they were laden with 10,000 prisoners from concentration camps. When David was interviewed in 2000, he said: "If you are in war, then these things happen. You try yourself to stop them happening. But it is the penalty of going to war, part of the downside, and part of the evil. Try as you will, you cannot stop it." He was assessed as exceptional as a fighter-bomber pilot when his squadron was disbanded in August 1945. |
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== Post-war == |
== Post-war == |