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MI TCHELLS

Forty years ago, a ragtag assortment of B-25 Mitchells

embarked on a risk-laden trans-Atlantic fl ight, their objective to

reach Britain and fl y in the fi lm Hanover Street. In the fi rst half of a

two-part article, we recall one of the most intrepid exploits in the

world of historic aviation with the help of documentary fi lm-maker

Tony Howarth, whose cameras covered the trip in great depth

WORDS: STEVE RICHARDS PHOTOGRAPHY: TONY HOWARTH

PART ONE

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