Heroes Of Bomber Command
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To Hell And Back
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Author : Laurie Woods
language : en
Publisher: Boolarong Press
Release Date : 2012
To Hell And Back written by Laurie Woods and has been published by Boolarong Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with History categories.
To Hell and Back is the story of some of the other Australian airmen who flew with Bomber Command. Laurie Woods either knew these men personally or had heard of them during the campaign.
Heroes Of Bomber Command
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Author : Michael Wadsworth
language : en
Publisher: Heroes of Bomber Command
Release Date : 2007
Heroes Of Bomber Command written by Michael Wadsworth and has been published by Heroes of Bomber Command this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with History categories.
Yorkshire was home to Bomber Command's 4 Group. August 1942 saw the creation of the Pathfinder Force, whose task was marking targets for the groups of bombers behind them with a precision that called for reckless heroism. In this excellently researched book Michael Wadsworth describes the air war in Yorkshire, and the young airmen who flew night after night against desperate odds. The bravery determination and resolve of the 'Bomber Men' must never be forgotten.
Lancaster Men
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Author : Peter Rees
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015
Lancaster Men written by Peter Rees and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015 with World War, 1939-1945 categories.
Over 10,000 Australians served with Bomber Command, a highly trained band of elite flyers who undertook some of the most dangerous operations of World War II. They flew mission after mission over France and Germany knowing that the odds were against them. Stretched to breaking point, nearly 3500 died in the air. Their bravery in extreme circumstances has barely been recognised. Peter Rees traces the extraordinary achievements of these young aviators.
Heroes Of Bomber Command
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Author : Graham Smith
language : en
Publisher: Heroes of Bomber Command
Release Date : 2008
Heroes Of Bomber Command written by Graham Smith and has been published by Heroes of Bomber Command this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
A tribute to the pilots and crew who flew from airbases in Suffolk during the last war and whose actions displayed some of the finest examples of courage and devotion to duty.
Heroes Of Bomber Command
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Author : Graham Smith
language : en
Publisher: Heroes of Bomber Command
Release Date : 2007
Heroes Of Bomber Command written by Graham Smith and has been published by Heroes of Bomber Command this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with History categories.
In this excellently researched book, Graham Smith describes the air war in Cambridgeshire, and the young airmen who flew night after night against desperate odds. It was from Cambridgeshire airfields too, that the legendary Pathfinder Force (P.F.F.) first took to the skies, marking targets for the force of bombers behind them with a precision that called for reckless heroism. Bomber Command suffered no less than 55,500 airmen killed, some 7,400 wounded, and over 9,800 made prisoners of war. Despite this their members did not receive any campaign medals though many heroes emerged and countless gallantry medals were awarded including twenty one Victoria Crosses. The bravery, determination and resolve of the 'Bomber Men' must never, ever be forgotten.
Lincolnshire
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Author : Rupert Matthews
language : en
Publisher: Heroes of Bomber Command
Release Date : 2005
Lincolnshire written by Rupert Matthews and has been published by Heroes of Bomber Command this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with History categories.
At the outbreak of the Second World War in September 1939, such was the build-up of men and materials in the RAF that Lincolnshire was already known as 'Bomber Country'. Its four main airfields - Hemswell, Scampton, Waddington and Cottesmore - were home to eight squadrons of Bomber Command under the legendary Arthur 'Bomber' Harris. Night after night the skies of Lincolnshire reverberated with the sound of aircraft taking off and landing. For the aircrews the missions were very dangerous and physically exhausting. The chances of surviving a full tour of 30 operations were only 50/50, less in the first five sorties while aircrews gained valuable experience. Their targets were roads, railways, bridges, harbours, dams, factories and oil installations. Many medals were won - some of them posthumously. On the Dambusters Raid alone, 36 were awarded; a VC for the leader Guy Gibson, five DSOs, 14 DFCs, 12 DFMs and three Conspicuous Gallantry Medals. In this well researched and excellently written book, Rupert Matthews - himself the son of a Bomber Command sergeant who fought in the Second World War - describes many of the operations in detail and tells the story of courageous individuals who, despite the odds, flew mission after mission - heroes every one of them.
Halfway To Hell
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Author : Laurie Woods
language : en
Publisher: Boolarong Press
Release Date : 2011
Halfway To Hell written by Laurie Woods and has been published by Boolarong Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with History categories.
The content of this book are based on personal interviews, personal service stories among my mates, members of the Royal Australian Air Force, and with historic records of airmen who were mainly trained in the Empire Air Training scheme. The scheme was set up to keep up a supply of trained aircrew to replace the immense numbers who were giving their lives. This book also tells of Australians among the heroic crews of Bomber Command and of their amazing courage and the record of achievement that is recorded forever in this history of Australian courage. It tells in detail the high price paid by aircrews to achieve victory, the loss of comrades and the extreme hazards faced day after day, which called for great courage and effort that in the end stole their youth.
Heroes Of Bomber Command Norfolk
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Author : Rupert Matthews
language : en
Publisher: Heroes of Bomber Command
Release Date : 2006-08
Heroes Of Bomber Command Norfolk written by Rupert Matthews and has been published by Heroes of Bomber Command this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-08 with History categories.
Norfolk was one of the most important counties used by Bomber Command in the last war. From airfields in Norfolk such as Swanton Morley, Marham, Downham Market and Watton, crews flew almost suicidal operations, many in daylight and some at heights of 50 feet or lower, against heavily defended industrial installations in Germany and occupied Europe. The bomber crews were engaged in a special type of warfare; a matter of hours separated them from the relative peace and tranquility of the English countryside and a flight into hell. They had to contend with adverse weather, intense cold, physical and mental fatigue, phalanxes of searchlights, heavy and intense flak and the Luftwaffe's night-fighters, before returning, if they were lucky, across a hostile North Sea often in damaged aircraft before landing safely; a blessed return to some form of normality but with the sure and certain knowledge that the next night they would face such horrors again, and again and again until their tours were completed or their luck deserted them and they did not return, like so many of their friends and colleagues. Despite this they did not receive any special Campaign medal. Winston Churchill himself was moved to write that "The charge of the Light Brigade at Balaclava is eclipsed in brightness by their daily deeds of fame". In this well-researched and excellently written book, Rupert Matthews - himself the son of a Bomber Command sergeant stationed at Swanton Morley - describes many of the raids in detail and tells the story of courageous individuals who, despite the odds, flew mission after mission - heroes everyone of them. Rupert Matthews is a well established author with a particular interest in military history. He is also the author of Heroes of Bomber Command Lincolnshire.
1 Group
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Author : Patrick Otter
language : en
Publisher: Pen & Sword
Release Date : 2013
1 Group written by Patrick Otter and has been published by Pen & Sword this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with History categories.
Following the recent unveiling of the monument to Bomber Command in London's Green Park, the publication of this lovingly crafted account of the exploits of oft-overlooked 1 Group is set to be a timely one. Patrick Otter combines an appropriate level of detail regarding operations, aircraft, bases and incidents, with accounts of human endurance and squadron fraternity, which works to create a thoroughly well researched account of the wartime proceedings of 1 Group which is rooted firmly in humanity. The book is heavily illustrated throughout with both images of aircraft and pilot profiles, supplementing the text perfectly and working further to humanize the accounts which the author relays, as well as satisfying the Aviation buffs curiosity for new and interesting images of aircraft in their wartime contexts. Although often considered a somewhat controversial operational unit, the bravery of the men who made up Bomber Command has never been in question. This book is further testament to that fact.
Hell On Earth
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Author : Mel Rolfe
language : en
Publisher: Grub Street Publishing
Release Date : 2008-09-22
Hell On Earth written by Mel Rolfe and has been published by Grub Street Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-09-22 with History categories.
Twenty true stories of bravery, survival, and good and bad luck involving Bomber Command during World War II from the author of Flying into Hell. In their own words, the heroes of Bomber Command tell their harrowing stories . . . “It is believed that when Dacey realized the aircraft was on fire he grabbed an extinguisher, hurried aft and tried, in vain, to put out the flames. Somehow he became trapped behind the spreading inferno and was unable to return to the cockpit for his parachute. Alone with his screams, he could do nothing except wait and die as his unsuspecting companions jumped into the cold night. It is likely that Dacey was already dead before the Halifax plunged into the ground and blew up, atomizing his body.” “We were marched to a deserted and tatty industrial area, into a short cu-de-sac, where most of the property was badly damaged. A factory wall stood across the bottom and they put us against it. A line of a dozen (German) soldiers stood pavement to pavement, rifles against their shoulders. A corporal stood near them with his hand up. Stan said to me in a low, horrified voice: ‘They’re going to shoot us.’” “We could see the (Lancaster) wing flapping up and down. It could have broken off at any time and going through my mind was the thought that it probably would. But we pressed on. I took a realistic view. I knew the chances were against us getting back and this might be the time everything was going to end. But I didn’t experience fear which interfered with what I had to do.”