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Willis is laconic about his experiences with the Finns. When they surrendered, he and Bonde-rant got away Sn a car to Norway and joined the naval air force. His squadron consisted of nine captured German HeLnkel 115 seaplane bombers, whtch were handy in offensive work against Germany.“Them were about BflOft Germans surrounded oil a hill near Narvik C nr a limg time, lie recalls. “They wouldn't surrender, and wo bombed tliem regularly* but I don't think 1hcy ever fired a shot at us In anger because Of our ircinhef ir.Vs-“Wn heard on the Tfldfo one night that the Norwegian king had landed fiafely In England, The Germans hit Norivy In about four places at once- and things were pretty disorganized. Our commander said if the government was in ■ England* he didn't know who wo were fighting for. He told us to take off for the British Isles.”
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Lowell Sun
Lowell, Massachusetts, US
Thu, May 13, 1943
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