R.A.F. Blow A Way Of Escape For French Patriots. The breach in the south side of the outer wall. One of the epic operations carried out by the R.A.F. during the war has now been released. On February 18, 1944, a Mosquito wing of the R.A.F. Second Tactical Air Force carried out an attack on the prison at Amiens in an attempt to assist more than a 100 prisoners to escape. The prisoners were French patriots condemned to death for assisting the allies. To obtain the accuracy required it was necessa