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Author : Leo Richer
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1304447243
Total Pages : 90 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (44 download)
Download or read book I Flew the Lancaster Bomber written by Leo Richer and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2013-09-18 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The memoirs of Leo Richer, featuring his time as a pilot during World War II flying the Lancaster Bomber.
Author : John Nichol
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1471180484
Total Pages : 543 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (711 download)
Download or read book Lancaster written by John Nichol and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2020-05-28 with total page 543 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'The epic story of an iconic aircraft and the breathtaking courage of those who flew her' Andy McNab, bestselling author of Bravo Two Zero 'Compelling, thrilling and rooted in quite extraordinary human drama' James Holland, author of Normandy 44 From John Nichol, the Sunday Times bestselling author of Spitfire, comes a passionate and profoundly moving tribute to the Lancaster bomber, its heroic crews and the men and women who kept her airborne during the country's greatest hour of need. 'The Avro Lancaster is an aviation icon; revered, romanticised, loved. Without her, and the bravery of those who flew her, the freedom we enjoy today would not exist.' Sir Arthur Harris, the controversial chief of Royal Air Force Bomber Command, described the Lancaster as his 'shining sword' and the 'greatest single factor in winning the war'. RAF bomber squadrons carried out offensive operations from the first day of the Second World War until the very last, more than five and a half years later. They flew nearly 300,000 sorties and dropped around a million tons of explosives, as well as life-saving supplies. Over 10,000 of their aircraft never returned. Of the 7,377 Lancasters built during the conflict, more than half were lost to enemy action or training accidents. The human cost was staggering. Of the 125,000 men who served in Bomber Command, over 55,000 were killed and another 8,400 were wounded. Some 10,000 survived being shot down, only to become prisoners of war. In simple, brutal terms, Harris's aircrew had only a 40 per cent chance of surviving the war unscathed. Former RAF Tornado Navigator, Gulf War veteran and bestselling author John Nichol now tells the inspiring and moving story of this legendary aircraft that took the fight deep into the heart of Nazi Germany.
Author : Elinor Florence
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780995226302
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (263 download)
Download or read book My Favourite Veterans written by Elinor Florence and published by . This book was released on 2016-08 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Martin W. Bowman
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1473843073
Total Pages : 593 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (738 download)
Download or read book Last of the Lancasters written by Martin W. Bowman and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2014-11-30 with total page 593 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'The Lancasters looked like enormous deadly black birds going off into the night; somehow they looked different when they came back. The planes carried from this field 117,000 pounds of high explosives and the crews flew all night to drop the load as ordered. Now the trains would not run between France and Italy for a while, not on those bombed tracks anyhow. Here are the men who did it, with mussed hair and weary faces, dirty sweaters under their flying suits, sleep-bright eyes, making humble comradely little jokes and eating their saved-up chocolate bars' Martha GellhornThis riveting and highly intriguing collection of pilot and civilian reminiscences works to commemorate the spirit of the almighty Lancaster bomber. Each chapter is dedicated to a unique individual or group of individuals who took part in its history in some capacity. Be they pilot, civilian, or journalist, each played their own part and their accounts offer a host of fascinating insights. Episodes featured include the battle for Munich and the Nuremburg and Berlin Raids. Stories of PoWs downed in their Lancasters and captured in enemy territory also feature, communicating a real sense of peril experienced behind enemy lines. Two sections of fascinating black and white photographs supplement and complete this trawl through the history of the Lancaster bomber and the men and women who witnessed its glory days.
Author : Jack Currie
Publisher : Crecy
ISBN 13 : 1800350007
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (3 download)
Download or read book Lancaster Target written by Jack Currie and published by Crecy. This book was released on 2020-02-17 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a welcome reissue of a book which has been described as one of the best accounts about life in Bomber Command during World War II. Lancaster Target is the classic story of one crew’s fight to survive a full tour of operations in the night skies of wartime Europe. Flying Lancaster bombers from RAF Wickenby in Lincolnshire between 1943 and 1944, Jack Currie chronicles the life and death struggles against flak, night fighters and perilous weather with clarity and feeling, whilst capturing the ‘live for the moment’ spirit of off-duty escapades. Jack Currie DFC served as a stretcher bearer and later ambulance driver during the London Blitz before gaining his wings in the USA. Having completed his first perilous operational tour of 30 missions in Lancaster’s, he went on to serve as a Pathfinder Mosquito pilot. He remained in the RAF after the war eventually reaching the rank of Squadron Leader. After he left the service, he became a renowned aviation writer and broadcaster and appeared in a number of TV and video productions.
Author : John Musselman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781686634017
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (34 download)
Download or read book Undaunted They Flew written by John Musselman and published by . This book was released on 2019-12-07 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Compelling factual account about the WWII exploits of a 166 Squadron Lancaster bomber crew in RAF Bomber Command 1944-1945. A son discovers the kind of man his father had been through the pages of a Pilot Logbook bequeathed to him by a father he barely knew. What might be considered an ordinary stint at an operational wartime squadron takes a remarkable turn when the crew gets allocated the squadron's oldest aircraft, AS-R2, Ser. No. ME746, as their regular kite. As man and machine become inextricably intertwined, their plight to conquer the overwhelming odds of survival, tests their resolve and the very limits of their mental and physical endurance. Chronicling their day-to-day trials and tribulations in the wintry Lincolnshire Wolds to the harrowing missions over the heavily contested skies over Nazi Germany, duty bound they strive to repeatedly deliver their lethal bomb loads as the job demands. Their initial youthful exuberance, bravado, and naivete quickly reveals their dire predicament and forces the crew to face their fears and the stark reality of being an aircrew in RAF Bomber Command. Their constant prayer to--JUST NOT FAIL THEIR MATES.
Author : David Price
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1789542693
Total Pages : 446 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (895 download)
Download or read book The Crew written by David Price and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2020-01-09 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A moving tribute to the sacrifice and bravery of the fliers of RAF Bomber Command. ****************************** The Crew, based on interviews with Ken Cook, the crew's sole surviving member, recounts the wartime exploits of the members of an Avro Lancaster crew between 1942 and the war's end. Gloucestershire-born bomb aimer Ken Cook, hard-bitten Australian pilot Jim Comans, Navigator Don Bowes, Upper Gunner George Widdis, Tail Gunner 'Jock' Bolland, Flight Engineer Ken Randle and Radio Operator Roy Woollford were seven ordinary young men living in extraordinary times, risking their lives in freedom's cause in the dark skies above Hitler's Reich. From their earliest beginnings – in places as far apart as a Cotswold village and the suburbs of Sydney – through the adventure of training in North America and the dread and danger of the forty-five bombing raids they flew with 97 Squadron, David Price describes the crew's wartime experiences with human sympathy allied to a secure technical understanding of one of the RAF's most iconic aircraft. The drama and anxiety of individual missions – to Kassel, Munich and Augsburg as well as Berlin – is evoked with thrilling immediacy; while the military events and strategic decisions that drove the RAF's area bombing campaign against Nazi Germany are interwoven deftly with the narrative of the crew's operational careers. ****************************** Reviews: 'A sensitive account of the bomber's life... Price has given the bomber offensive a human face. This book [...] has a heart and soul' The Times. 'A fascinating and fast-paced account of the exploits of an Avro Lancaster bomber crew from 97 Squadron RAF' The Herald. 'A remarkable insight into the bravery, determination and skill of British Bomber Command crews during WWII' Waterstones.
Author : Ralph Carney
Publisher : FriesenPress
ISBN 13 : 1039116752
Total Pages : 97 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (391 download)
Download or read book Let George Do It written by Ralph Carney and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on 2021-07-08 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Imagine flying over Germany with flak lighting up the dark skies. So it was one night when the crew of the “Let George Do It” Lancaster bomber first experienced the Nazi “scarecrows”, rocket-like devices that burst into flame ahead of their aircraft then plummeting to the ground spreading flame all around making it appear that the bombers were being shot down. This is a short bio of my father during his war years. There are details of his missions, what went well and what didn’t. In it you will find out how he took to Air Force life, how he spent his down time, and how his love of country kept him going mission after mission. Over 3000 Lancaster bombers were lost during the war. My father lost many friends, but was very thankful on that day, August 6, 1945 when he landed back on Canadian soil and was reunited with his beloved “Billie”.
Author : Arthur Harris
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1844152103
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (441 download)
Download or read book Bomber Offensive written by Arthur Harris and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2005-03-01 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sir Arthur Harris - Bomber Harris - remains the target of criticism and vilification by many, while others believe the contribution he and his men made to victory is grossly undervalued. He led the men of Bomber Command in the face of appalling casualties, had fierce disagreements with higher authority and enjoyed a complicated relationship with Winston Churchill. Written soon after the close of World War 2, this collection of Sir Arthur Harris's memoirs reveals the man behind the Allied bombing offensive that culminated in the destruction of the Nazi war machine but also many beautiful cities, including Dresden.
Author : Ron MacKay
Publisher : MMD-Squadron
ISBN 13 : 9780897476164
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (761 download)
Download or read book Lancaster Bomber Walk Around written by Ron MacKay and published by MMD-Squadron. This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Avro Lancaster was unquestionably the finest all-around performer within RAF Bomber Command during the air war against Nazi Germany between 1942 and 1945. The Lancaster flew no fewer than 156,000 individual sorties and dropped more than 600,000 tons of explosives and incendiaries, playing a leading role in bringing Hitler's Reich to its knees. Known for its greenhouse cockpit, turret nose, twin tail, and 33-foot long bomb bay the Lancaster took part in Air Marshall Harris's 'Operation Gomorrah' in July 1943, in which Germany's industrial center of Hamburg was devastated by round-the-clock bombing raids. In the thick of the air war, the Lancasters also paid a high price - 3,249 were lost in action. This volume is enhanced by the fact that the author's uncle survived 36 operations as a bomb aimer aboard a Lancaster of No 49 Squadron. Illustrated with 200 photographs, plus color profiles and detailed line drawings.
Author : Elinor Florence
Publisher : Dundurn
ISBN 13 : 1459721454
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (597 download)
Download or read book Bird's Eye View written by Elinor Florence and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 2014-10-08 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Toronto Star Bestseller! Rose, a Canadian intelligence officer in Britain in World War II, struggles with conflicting feelings about the war and a superior’s attention. Rose Jolliffe is an idealistic young woman living on a farm with her family in Saskatchewan. After Canada declares war against Germany in World War II, she joins the British Women’s Auxiliary Air Force as an aerial photographic interpreter. Working with intelligence officers at RAF Medmenham in England, Rose spies on the enemy from the sky, watching the war unfold through her magnifying glass. When her commanding officer, Gideon Fowler, sets his sights on Rose, both professionally and personally, her prospects look bright. But can he be trusted? As she becomes increasingly disillusioned by the destruction of war and Gideon’s affections, tragedy strikes, and Rose’s world falls apart. Rose struggles to rebuild her shattered life, and finds that victory ultimately lies within herself. Her path to maturity is a painful one, paralleled by the slow, agonizing progress of the war and Canada’s emergence from Britain’s shadow.
Author : Miles Tripp
Publisher : Wordsworth Editions
ISBN 13 : 9781840222524
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (225 download)
Download or read book The Eighth Passenger written by Miles Tripp and published by Wordsworth Editions. This book was released on 2002 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seven men, brought together by chance from the four corners of the earth, wake up day after day aware that the odds on them seeing another sunrise are dramatically shortening. This is the story of a bomber crew in World War II, always accompanied by an eighth passenger - fear.
Author : Mike Colman
Publisher : Allen & Unwin
ISBN 13 : 174269571X
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (426 download)
Download or read book Crew written by Mike Colman and published by Allen & Unwin. This book was released on 2018-02-21 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of an RAAF Lancaster bomber crew shot down over France in 1944. On the evening of 24 February 1944, RAAF Lancaster bomber J for Jig took off from an airfield in Lincolnshire. On board was a crew of seven young men-five Australians, two Scots-whose mission was to bomb factories in Schweinfurt, Germany. But J for Jig never reached its target. It was shot down in the night skies over France. This book is about the seven lives on that aircraft-who they were, what they did, whom they loved, and whom they left behind. Some were to die that night, and others were to survive, withstanding incredible hardships and adventures as prisoners and evaders in a war that was far from over. Crew brilliantly recreates J for Jig's final mission but, more than that, in telling seven individuals' stories Mike Colman has captured the achievements, loss and the enduring legacy of the generation that fought in the Second World War.
Author : Rex Kimlin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780987376411
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (764 download)
Download or read book How Lucky I Was written by Rex Kimlin and published by . This book was released on 2012-09-04 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Jarrod Cotter
Publisher : Haynes Publishing UK
ISBN 13 : 9781785216862
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (168 download)
Download or read book Avro Lancaster written by Jarrod Cotter and published by Haynes Publishing UK. This book was released on 2020-02-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the Second World War, RAF Lancaster bombers took the conflict into the very heart of Hitler's Third Reich, and flew some of the most daring operations of the war. Surprisingly, of the 7,377 Lancasters built, only two survive today, one in Britain and one in Canada. Produced with the full cooperation of the RAF's Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, and illustrated with incredible photographs, Avro Lancaster gives a rare and fascinating insight into how the Lancaster bomber was constructed, flown and operated, together with details of how it is serviced and maintained.
Author : Gary Eason
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781320369176
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (691 download)
Download or read book Flight Artworks written by Gary Eason and published by . This book was released on 2015-09-18 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collected in book form for the first time – and also available as an ebook – are some of Gary Eason's acclaimed Flight Artworks: carefully researched and crafted photorealistic pictures of historical air combat. This first volume presents images of WWII scenes, selected from artworks created since 2011."From my point of view as a pilot for the last 43 years and an RAF fighter pilot for 30 years, the realism he captures is uncanny ...". - Squadron Leader Clive Rowley MBE RAF (Retd)Third edition, September 2015
Author : Michael A. Fopp
Publisher : Greenhill Books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 548 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Lancaster Manual written by Michael A. Fopp and published by Greenhill Books. This book was released on 2003 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most famous British bomber of World War II, the Avro Lancaster flew on many famous raids--the "Dambusters" Raid, the daylight raid on Augsburg, and the sinking of the German battleship Tirpitz. The Lancaster Manual is reprinted from the official manuals originally produced by the Air Ministry for the personnel who actually flew and maintained the aircraft. Includes technical details, instructions for ground crews, handling and flying notes, electrical and radio equipment, airframe design, and armament. A uniquely authoritative reference source on the Lancaster Marks I and III.
