The Augsburg Raid
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The Augsburg Raid
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Author : Jack Currie
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1987
The Augsburg Raid written by Jack Currie and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987 with Augsburg (Germany) categories.
Bogen beskriver et af RAF Bomber Command's vovefulde "low-level" luftangreb under 2. verdenskrig mod M.A.N. dieselmotor fabrik i Augsburg.
Bomber Command Pilot From The Battle Of Britain To The Augsburg Raid
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Author : Gerald Sherwood
language : en
Publisher: Air World
Release Date : 2021-10-31
Bomber Command Pilot From The Battle Of Britain To The Augsburg Raid written by Gerald Sherwood and has been published by Air World this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-10-31 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
John Sherwood was commissioned into the RAF as a pilot officer on leaving school in 1936. In mid-1940, he was posted to a frontline bomber squadron. He went on to undertake a full tour of thirty sorties against enemy targets during the summer of 1940, earning himself a Distinguished Flying Cross for his part in what has become known as the ‘Battle of the Barges’. Sherwood flew Manchesters on a further series of eventful bombing missions against the enemy, earning a Bar to the DFC in recognition of his determination and leadership. It was in the new Lancasters that Sherwood, by then a Squadron Leader, undertook his most daring mission. This was Operation Margin, the attack upon the M.A.N. diesel engine works at Augsburg in Bavaria on 17 April 1942. This involved a flight of some 600 miles in broad daylight with no fighter escort, flying at less than 250 feet in order to avoid enemy radar. The raid was led by both Sherwood and Squadron Leader John Nettleton. Sherwood was shot down during the raid and was duly posted as missing. Assumed dead for six weeks, he eventually surfaced as a prisoner of war in German hands at Stalag Luft III. Operation Margin was considered a success and both squadron leaders involved were recommended for the award of the Victoria Cross. Whilst Nettleton’s citation was approved, and the VC duly invested, Sherwood’s was amended by the Air Ministry to state: ‘To be recommended for DSO, if found to be alive.’ The DSO was gazetted on 30 June 1942. Whilst in captivity, Sherwood witnessed at first-hand the Wooden Horse escape, the infamous Great Escape, and, finally, the Long March across Germany in the last winter of the war in Europe. He was finally repatriated to the UK during Operation Exodus after the fall of the Third Reich in 1945. Written by his son, Bomber Command Pilot provides a fascinating insight into the development of Bomber Command into the powerful strike force that helped turn the tide of victory in the West.
Bomber Command Pilot From The Battle Of Britain To The Augsburg Raid
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Author : Gerald Sherwood
language : en
Publisher: Air World
Release Date : 2021-09-30
Bomber Command Pilot From The Battle Of Britain To The Augsburg Raid written by Gerald Sherwood and has been published by Air World this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-09-30 with categories.
John Sherwood was commissioned into the RAF as a pilot officer on leaving school in 1936. In mid-1940, he was posted to a frontline bomber squadron. He went on to undertake a full tour of thirty sorties against enemy targets during the summer of 1940, earning himself a Distinguished Flying Cross for his part in what has become known as the 'Battle of the Barges'. Sherwood flew Manchesters on a further series of eventful bombing missions against the enemy, earning a Bar to the DFC in recognition of his determination and leadership. It was in the new Lancasters that Sherwood, by then a Squadron Leader, undertook his most daring mission. This was Operation Margin, the attack upon the M.A.N. diesel engine works at Augsburg in Bavaria on 17 April 1942. This involved a flight of some 600 miles in broad daylight with no fighter escort, flying at less than 250 feet in order to avoid enemy radar. The raid was led by both Sherwood and Squadron Leader John Nettleton. Sherwood was shot down during the raid and was duly posted as missing. Assumed dead for six weeks, he eventually surfaced as a prisoner of war in German hands at Stalag Luft III. Operation Margin was considered a success and both squadron leaders involved were recommended for the award of the Victoria Cross. Whilst Nettleton's citation was approved, and the VC duly invested, Sherwood's was amended by the Air Ministry to state: 'To be recommended for DSO, if found to be alive.' The DSO was gazetted on 30 June 1942. Whilst in captivity, Sherwood witnessed at first-hand the Wooden Horse escape, the infamous Great Escape, and, finally, the Long March across Germany in the last winter of the war in Europe. He was finally repatriated to the UK during Operation Exodus after the fall of the Third Reich in 1945. Written by his son, Bomber Command Pilot provides a fascinating insight into the development of Bomber Command into the powerful strike force that helped turn the tide of victory in the West.
Bomber Command Pilot From The Battle Of Britain To The Augsburg Raid
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Author : Gerald Sherwood
language : en
Publisher: Air World
Release Date : 2021-09-15
Bomber Command Pilot From The Battle Of Britain To The Augsburg Raid written by Gerald Sherwood and has been published by Air World this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-09-15 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
John Sherwood was commissioned into the RAF as a pilot officer on leaving school in 1936. In mid-1940, he was posted to a frontline bomber squadron. He went on to undertake a full tour of thirty sorties against enemy targets during the summer of 1940, earning himself a Distinguished Flying Cross for his part in what has become known as the ‘Battle of the Barges’. Sherwood flew Manchesters on a further series of eventful bombing missions against the enemy, earning a Bar to the DFC in recognition of his determination and leadership. It was in the new Lancasters that Sherwood, by then a Squadron Leader, undertook his most daring mission. This was Operation Margin, the attack upon the M.A.N. diesel engine works at Augsburg in Bavaria on 17 April 1942. This involved a flight of some 600 miles in broad daylight with no fighter escort, flying at less than 250 feet in order to avoid enemy radar. The raid was led by both Sherwood and Squadron Leader John Nettleton. Sherwood was shot down during the raid and was duly posted as missing. Assumed dead for six weeks, he eventually surfaced as a prisoner of war in German hands at Stalag Luft III. Operation Margin was considered a success and both squadron leaders involved were recommended for the award of the Victoria Cross. Whilst Nettleton’s citation was approved, and the VC duly invested, Sherwood’s was amended by the Air Ministry to state: ‘To be recommended for DSO, if found to be alive.’ The DSO was gazetted on 30 June 1942. Whilst in captivity, Sherwood witnessed at first-hand the Wooden Horse escape, the infamous Great Escape, and, finally, the Long March across Germany in the last winter of the war in Europe. He was finally repatriated to the UK during Operation Exodus after the fall of the Third Reich in 1945. Written by his son, Bomber Command Pilot provides a fascinating insight into the development of Bomber Command into the powerful strike force that helped turn the tide of victory in the West.
Augsburg Field Report
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Author : United States Strategic Bombing Survey
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1947
Augsburg Field Report written by United States Strategic Bombing Survey and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1947 with Augsburg (Germany) categories.
Into The Cauldron
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Author : Hugh Harkins
language : en
Publisher: Centurion Publishing
Release Date : 2015-03-06
Into The Cauldron written by Hugh Harkins and has been published by Centurion Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-03-06 with categories.
Avro Lancaster Battle of the Atlantic The aim of this volume is to provide a comprehensive study of Operation Margin, the audacious daylight raid on the M.A.N. (Maschinenfabrik Augsburg Nurnberg) Diesel Engine Works in Augsburg, Bavaria, by Avro Lancaster MK.I Bombers of No.44 and 97 Squadrons, No.5 Group, RAF Bomber Command, which was conducted on 17 April 1942. The volume covers Bomber Commands operational situation leading up to April 1942 and a brief description of the Lancaster MK.I bomber and its initial fielding with No.44 and 97 Squadrons, but it is not intended to be a monograph on the Lancaster itself. The mission is described in detail, including aircrew, weapons carried, weapons dropped by each aircraft that reached the target and the combats with German fighters en-route to the target. The volume is supported by a wealth of operational documents including Combat Reports and Squadron Narratives In some cases spelling of specific places or names, timings and numbers and types of enemy aircraft encountered may vary as operational documents, some of which are reproduced verbatim, contradict each other.
U S Strategic Bombing Survey Augsburg Field Report
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Author : United States. War Department
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1947
U S Strategic Bombing Survey Augsburg Field Report written by United States. War Department and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1947 with categories.
Maschinenfabrik Augsburg Nurnberg Nurnberg Germany
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Author : United States Strategic Bombing Survey
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1947
Maschinenfabrik Augsburg Nurnberg Nurnberg Germany written by United States Strategic Bombing Survey and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1947 with categories.
U S Strategic Bombing Survey Area Studies Division Report
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Author : United States. War Department
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1947
U S Strategic Bombing Survey Area Studies Division Report written by United States. War Department and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1947 with categories.
Messerschmitt A G Augsburg
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Author : United States Strategic Bombing Survey. Aircraft Division
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1947
Messerschmitt A G Augsburg written by United States Strategic Bombing Survey. Aircraft Division and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1947 with Aircraft industry categories.