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They had come from airports in the Balkans, these hundred-odd Junkers 88's.

They had winged over the Adriatic, they had taken Bari by complete surprise and now they were battering her, attacking with deadly skill.

They had ruined the radar warning system with their window, they had made themselves invisible above their flares.

And they also had the lights of the city, the port wall lanterns, and a shore crane's spotlight to guide on.

After the first two were blacked out, the third light was abandoned by a terrified Italian crew, who left their light to shine for nine minutes like an unerring homing beacon until British MP's shot it out.