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The High Peak Dambuster

Author : Frank Pleszak
Publisher : Air World
ISBN 13 : 1399097474
Total Pages : 369 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (99 download)

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Download or read book The High Peak Dambuster written by Frank Pleszak and published by Air World. This book was released on 2022-05-12 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Operation Chastise, the audacious attack on the dams in the Ruhr valley, is arguably one of the most famous airborne attacks in history. During the night of 16/17 May 1943, 133 men in nineteen specially-adapted Lancasters – the famous Dambusters – set off to attack six dams deep in the heart of Germany. Eight of the bombers, and 56 of the aircrew, did not come home. Three of the aircrew who took part were from the High Peak region of Derbyshire. Flight Lieutenant Bill Astell, the pilot of ED864 who hailed from Coombs near Chapel-en-le-Frith, was killed after flying into electricity pylons on the way to the dams. The navigator in ED924, Sergeant John Nugent, from Stoney Middleton, survived the Dambusters Raid but was killed later in the war. The third High Peak Dambuster, on whom this biography concentrates, is the little-known Sergeant Jack Marriott from Chinley, the flight engineer on Lancaster ED937 during the attack. Marriott’s Lancaster, Z-Zebra, reached the Möhne Dam, only to discover that it had been breached, some five bouncing bombs already having been released at it. The crew, led by Squadron Leader Henry Maudslay DFC, then flew on to the Eder Dam where their ‘bouncing bomb’ exploded beneath the Lancaster after hitting the parapet of the structure. The damaged Lancaster struggled homeward, but was shot down on the Dutch border; Jack, together with his crew, was killed in the crash. In this autobiography, Frank Pleszak explores Jack’s life, his RAF service prior to joining 617 Squadron, and then the events leading up to and during Operation Chastise itself. But for Jack, one the immortal Dambusters, his story continued on after that historic night – particularly during the filming of the 1955 epic Dam Busters in which his aircraft features.

The Dambuster's Squadron

Author : Colin Higgs
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1473822653
Total Pages : 215 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (738 download)

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Download or read book The Dambuster's Squadron written by Colin Higgs and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2013-05-08 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: They were the Dambusters the pilots and crew of the RAFs elite 617 Squadron. They flew the most difficult missions. They breached the Dams! They sank the Tirpitz! They were the only squadron to drop the immense Grand Slam bombs and with them they destroyed bridges, viaducts and even Hitlers impregnable U-boat pens.In this unique book, introduced by Dams raid survivor, George Johnny Johnson, authors Colin Higgs and Bruce Vigar present no less than nine exclusive interviews with men who flew and fought in 617 Squadron during the Second World War. These men took part in virtually every operation the Squadron flew and went on some of the most daring and dangerous missions of the war. The result is one of the most vivid and unforgettable accounts of the RAF at war ever written.

Chastise

Author : Max Hastings
Publisher : Collins
ISBN 13 : 9780008280529
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (85 download)

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Download or read book Chastise written by Max Hastings and published by Collins. This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER A masterly history of the Dambusters raid from bestselling and critically acclaimed Max Hastings. Operation Chastise, the overnight destruction of the Möhne and Eder dams in north-west Germany by the RAF's 617 Squadron, was an epic that has passed into Britain's national legend. Max Hastings grew up embracing the story, the classic 1955 movie and the memory of Guy Gibson, the 24-year-old wing-commander who won the VC leading the raid. In the 21st Century, however, Hastings urges that we should review the Dambusters in much more complex shades. The aircrew's heroism was wholly authentic, as was the brilliance of Barnes Wallis, who invented the 'bouncing bombs'. But commanders who promised their young fliers that success could shorten the war fantasised wildly. What Germans call the Möhnekatastrophe imposed on the Nazi war machine temporary disruption, rather than a crippling blow. Hastings vividly describes the evolution of Wallis' bomb, and of the squadron which broke the dams at the cost of devastating losses. But he also portrays in harrowing detail those swept away by the torrents. Some 1,400 civilians perished in the biblical floods that swept through the Möhne valley, more than half of them Russian and Polish women, slave labourers under Hitler. Ironically, Air Marshal Sir Arthur 'Bomber' Harris gained much of the credit, though he opposed Chastise as a distraction from his city-burning blitz. He also made what the author describes as the operation's biggest mistake - the failure to launch a conventional attack on the Nazis' huge post-raid repair operation, which could have transformed the impact of the dam breaches upon Ruhr industry. Chastise offers a fascinating retake on legend by a master of the art. Hastings sets the dams raid in the big picture of the bomber offensive and of the Second World War, with moving portraits of the young airmen, so many of whom died; of Barnes Wallis; the monstrous Harris; the tragic Guy Gibson, together with superb narrative of the action of one of the most extraordinary episodes in British history.

The Complete Dambusters

Author : Charles Foster
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0750988487
Total Pages : 511 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (59 download)

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Download or read book The Complete Dambusters written by Charles Foster and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2018-05-08 with total page 511 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On 16 May 1943, nineteen Lancaster aircraft from the RAF's 617 Squadron set off to attack the great dams in the industrial heart of Germany. Flying at a height of 60ft, they dropped a series of bombs which bounced across the water and destroyed two of their targets, thereby creating a legend. The one-off operation combined an audacious method of attack, technically brilliant flying and visually spectacular results. But while the story of Operation Chastise is well known, most of the 133 'Dambusters' who took part in the Dams Raid have until now been just names on a list. They came from all parts of the UK and the Commonwealth and beyond, and each of them was someone's son or brother, someone's husband or father. This is the first book to present their individual stories and celebrate their skill, heroism and, for many, sacrifice.

The Dambuster Who Cracked the Dam

Author : Arthur G. Thorning
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1844682129
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (446 download)

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Download or read book The Dambuster Who Cracked the Dam written by Arthur G. Thorning and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2008-09-22 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On September 25, 1939 Melvin Young reported to No. 1 Initial Training Unit. He was selected as a bomber pilot and promoted to Flying Officer. Having undertaken a Lancaster conversion course Melvin and his new crew were posted to 57 Squadron at Scampton soon to become 617 Squadron. On 15 May the Order for Operation Chastise was issued—the raid to be flown the next night, 16/17 May. The plan for the operation was that three waves of aircraft would be employed. The first wave of nine aircraft, led by Gibson, would first attack the Mohne Dam, then the Eder followed by other targets as directed by wireless from 5 Group HQ if any weapons were still available. This wave would fly in three sections of three aircraft about ten minutes apart led by Guy Gibson, Melvin Young and Henry Maudslay. At 00.43 Melvin and his crew made their attempt on the Mohne dam. Gibson recorded that Youngs weapon made three good bounces and contact. Once the dam had been breached Gibson with Melvin as his deputy led the three remaining armed aircraft towards the Eder Dam. On the return trip Melvin Young and his crew fell victim to enemy guns. At 02.58 gunners at Castricum-an-Zee reported shooting down an aircraft and several batteries also reported firing at it. A.J.-A crashed into the sea. Over the North Sea, Guy Gibson called Melvin on the radiothere was no reply.

The Last British Dambuster

Author : George Johnny Johnson MBE
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 1473501474
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (735 download)

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Download or read book The Last British Dambuster written by George Johnny Johnson MBE and published by Random House. This book was released on 2014-05-08 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Johnny Johnson has been awarded an MBE for his remarkable services in World War II 'I was anxious to fight. Hitler was the bastard who had started all this and he needed sorting out. We were under threat. Everything we stood for: our country, our families and our way of life was being attacked by this maniac. He could not be allowed to win. So for me and many, many others like me, there was no alternative. We were in a pickle and something had to be done.’ Johnny Johnson is 95 years old and one of very few men who can recall first-hand the most daring and ingenious air raid of all time. He can also vividly remember his childhood spent working on a farm with his controlling father, the series of events that led him to the RAF and the rigorous training that followed. But it was his decision to join 617 Squadron, and the consequences, that have truly stayed etched in his mind. On 16 May 1943, Johnny, alongside 132 specially selected comrades, took off from Scampton airbase in Lincolnshire. For six weeks they had been trained to fulfil one mission that was near impossible: to destroy three dams deep within Germany’s Ruhr Valley. It was a daring task but, against the odds, Johnny and his crew survived. Sadly, 53 comrades did not. For the first time, Johnny relives every moment of that fatal night – and the devastating aftermath. He recalls with unique wit and insight the difficult training conducted in secrecy, the race against time to release the bombs, and the sheer strength and bravery shown by a small unit faced with great adversity and uncertainty. Embodying a whole squadron, and leaving a lasting legacy for generations to come, Johnny’s story is like no other.

Guy Gibson: Dambuster

Author : Geoff Simpson
Publisher : Pen and Sword Aviation
ISBN 13 : 9781781590553
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (95 download)

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Download or read book Guy Gibson: Dambuster written by Geoff Simpson and published by Pen and Sword Aviation. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A new assessment of the life of one of the most famous and controversial airmen of the Second World War, this book covers Guy Gibson's sometimes troubled upbringing and the impact on him of his time at St. Edward's School, Oxford. In particular, the story of his career in the RAF is relayed, including his stunning leadership achievement in creating No. 617 Squadron and leading its attack on the dams of western Germany. The much discussed circumstances of his unnecessary death and the theories which have grown up around it are examined, as well as his legacy--he remains a great British hero almost 70 years after his death in a world utterly different to the one he knew"--From publisher's website.

617

Author : Tim Bouquet
Publisher : Orion
ISBN 13 : 1409144178
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book 617 written by Tim Bouquet and published by Orion. This book was released on 2012-12-27 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The inside story of today's Dambusters, 617 Squadron RAF, at war in Afghanistan. In May 1943, 617 Squadron RAF executed one of the most daring operations in military history as bombers mounted a raid against hydro-electric dams in Germany. 617 Squadron became a Second World War legend. Nearly 70 years later, in April 2011, a new generation of elite flyers, now flying supersonic Tornado GR4 bombers, was deployed to Afghanistan - their mission: to provide close air support to troops on the ground. Tim Bouquet was given unprecedented access to 617's pre-deployment training and blistering tour in Afghanistan. From dramatic air strikes to the life-and-death search for IEDs and low-flying shows of force designed to drive insurgents from civilian cover, he tracked every mission - and the skill, resilience, banter and exceptional airmanship that saw 617 through.

No 617 ‘Dambuster’ Sqn

Author : Alex Bateman
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1849081050
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (49 download)

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Download or read book No 617 ‘Dambuster’ Sqn written by Alex Bateman and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-11-20 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most famous for the dambusting raid in the darkest days of the Second World War, the No 617 Sqn were a vastly experienced crew. It was the first, and only, squadron to use certain equipment and weapons in combat. This study covers the history of the No 617 Squadron. It explains the men, aircraft, weapons and operations of this squadron.

Dam Busters

Author : James Holland
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 1409030407
Total Pages : 466 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book Dam Busters written by James Holland and published by Random House. This book was released on 2012-05-10 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The night of May 16th, 1943. Nineteen specially adapted Lancaster bombers take off from RAF Scampton in Lincolnshire, each with a huge 9,000lb cylindrical bomb strapped underneath it. Their mission: to destroy three dams deep within the German heartland, which provide the lifeblood to the industries supplying the Third Reich's war machine. From the outset it was an almost impossible task, a suicide mission: to fly low and at night in formationover many miles of enemy-occupied territory at the very limit of the Lancasters' capacity, and drop a new weapon that had never been tried operationally before from a precise height of just sixty feet from the water at some of the most heavily defended targets in Germany. More than that, the entire operation had to be put together in less than ten weeks. When visionary aviation engineer Barnes Wallis's concept of the bouncing bomb was green lighted, he hadn't even drawn up his plans for the weapon that was to smash the dams. What followed was an incredible race against time, which, despite numerous setbacks and against huge odds, became one of the most successful and game-changing bombing raids of all time.

Dambusters

Author : Douglas C. Dildy
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1846039355
Total Pages : 82 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (46 download)

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Download or read book Dambusters written by Douglas C. Dildy and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-02-20 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In May 1943 a specially established RAF squadron made its permanent imprint on military aviation history by flying a high-risk, low level, nighttime attack against German hydro-electric dams vital to the Nazi armaments industry in the Ruhr Valley. A comparatively tiny part of Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Harris' four-month-long “Battle of the Ruhr” this one raid had an impact totally out of proportion to the small number of aircraft involved. It highlights the synergy of science and technology, weapons development and production, mission planning and practice, and the unflinching courage in the execution of a highly dangerous bombing raid. Furthermore, it established a legend that still resonates today.

The Dam Busters

Author : Martin W. Bowman
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 1445613476
Total Pages : 138 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (456 download)

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Download or read book The Dam Busters written by Martin W. Bowman and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2013-04-15 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Martin Bowman tells the story of the Dam Busters using period images, some rarely published, as well as contemporary views.

Dam Busters

Author : Ted Barris
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 144345544X
Total Pages : 534 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (434 download)

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Download or read book Dam Busters written by Ted Barris and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2018-09-11 with total page 534 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: National Bestseller Foreword by Peter Mansbridge “Barris tells the jaw-dropping story of a night that changed the war.” —The Globe and Mail It was a night that changed the Second World War. The secret air raid against the hydroelectric dams of Germany’s Ruhr River took years to plan, involved an untried bomb and included the best aircrewmen RAF Bomber Command could muster—many of them Canadian. The attack marked the first time the Allies tactically took the war inside Nazi Germany. It was a military operation that became legendary. On May 16, 1943, nineteen Lancaster bombers carrying 133 airmen took off on a night sortie code-named Operation Chastise. Hand-picked and specially trained, the Lancaster crews flew at treetop level to the industrial heartland of the Third Reich and their targets—the Ruhr River dams, whose massive water reservoirs powered Nazi Germany’s military-industrial complex. Each Lancaster carried an explosive, which when released just sixty feet over the reservoirs, bounced like a skipping stone to the dam, sank and exploded. The raiders breached two dams and damaged a third. The resulting torrent devastated enemy power plants, factories and infrastructure a hundred miles downstream. Every airmen on the raid understood that the odds of survival were low. Of the nineteen outbound bombers, eight did not return. Operation Chastise cost the lives of fifty-three airmen, including fourteen Canadians. Of the sixteen RCAF men who survived, seven received military decorations. Based on interviews, personal accounts, flight logs, maps and photographs of the Canadians involved, Dam Busters recounts the dramatic story of these young Commonwealth bomber crews tasked with a high-risk mission against an enemy prepared to defend the Fatherland to the death.

The Dam Busters

Author : Paul Brickhill
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 190 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (62 download)

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Download or read book The Dam Busters written by Paul Brickhill and published by . This book was released on 1958 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Dambusters Raid

Author : John Sweetman
Publisher : Weidenfeld & Nicolson
ISBN 13 : 9780304351732
Total Pages : 314 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (517 download)

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Download or read book The Dambusters Raid written by John Sweetman and published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson. This book was released on 2002 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most audacious bombing raid in history is explained in amazing detail within this text. It includes the complex design and testing of Barnes Wallis theories, including dummy runs across English and Scottish lakes and lochs.

The Dam Busters

Author : W. B. Bartlett
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 1445609665
Total Pages : 428 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (456 download)

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Download or read book The Dam Busters written by W. B. Bartlett and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2011-10-15 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of the legendary bouncing-bomb attack on Germany's dams.

The Dam Busters Story

Author : Jonathan Falconer
Publisher : Sutton Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780750947589
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (475 download)

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Download or read book The Dam Busters Story written by Jonathan Falconer and published by Sutton Publishing. This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The RAF's dam buster raid of May 16th and 17th, 1943 is one of the most famous stories of the Second World War. The author narrates its planning, dramatic execution and aftermath and draws on a superb selection of color and black and white photographs. He lists the Lancasters and crews that flew in the raid, and what became of them.