Boeing Flying Fortress attack on Brest - Flight Lieutenant Alexander Mathison

Recording in which Flight Lieutenant Mathison gives an account of a Boeing Fortress high-altitude bombing raid on Brest.

Flight Lieutenant Mathison gives an account of a high-altitude raid on Brest in a Boeing B17 Fortress, including take-off, climb to operating altitude and the raid itself. He comments on the problems caused by cold and lack of oxygen, explains the teamwork required between pilot, second pilot and bomb-aimer and concludes by giving his opinion of the Fortress.