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Vickers Wellington Units of Bomber Command

Author : Michael Napier
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472840763
Total Pages : 97 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (728 download)

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Download or read book Vickers Wellington Units of Bomber Command written by Michael Napier and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2020-07-23 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Vickers Wellington was one of very few aircraft types to have been in production and frontline service throughout World War II, and more than 10,000 Wellingtons were built in the period. They took part in the first RAF bombing mission of the conflict when, on 4 September 1939, 14 examples from Nos 9 and 149 Sqns undertook a daring daylight attack on the Kiel Canal. However, after suffering high losses on follow-up raids, Wellingtons were withdrawn from daytime missions and began to operate at night from May 1940. They subsequently took part in raids against the Italian port city of Genoa in July 1940, and against Berlin the following month, followed by key missions in the 'Battle of the Barges' in September and October, as the RAF targeted the Germany's invasion fleet being assembled in French Channel ports. When RAF's strike force expanded the next year following the introduction of the improved Wellington II, the 21 squadrons equipped with the Vickers aircraft, which included Polish-, Canadian- and Australian-manned units, formed the backbone of the Bomber Command night bombing force. Over the next two years Wellingtons participated in all the major operations by Bomber Command, including the daylight raid against German battleships in Brest harbour in July 1942 and the first three 'Thousand Bomber' raids in the summer of 1942. This illustrated study explores the design, development, and deployment of the Vickers-Wellington type, charting its role in World War II from its earliest missions to its use in training after its withdrawal from frontline bomber missions in 1943. The text is supported by stunning full-colour artwork.

Vickers-Armstrongs Wellington

Author : Ken Delve
Publisher : Crowood Press (UK)
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Vickers-Armstrongs Wellington written by Ken Delve and published by Crowood Press (UK). This book was released on 1998 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beskrivelse af det engelske bombefly Vickers-Armstrongs Wellington kendt fra 2. verdenskrig.

Wimpy

Author : Steve Bond
Publisher : Grub Street Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781911667216
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (672 download)

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Download or read book Wimpy written by Steve Bond and published by Grub Street Publishing. This book was released on 2021-08 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Draws not just on official documentation but relies greatly on personal accounts and anecdotes from the veterans who were there, both air and ground crew.

Vickers Aircraft Since 1908

Author : Charles Ferdinand Andrews
Publisher : Putnam Aeronautical Books
ISBN 13 : 9780851778150
Total Pages : 593 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (781 download)

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Book Synopsis Vickers Aircraft Since 1908 by : Charles Ferdinand Andrews

Download or read book Vickers Aircraft Since 1908 written by Charles Ferdinand Andrews and published by Putnam Aeronautical Books. This book was released on 1988 with total page 593 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Petlyakov Pe-2

Author : Peter C Smith
Publisher : Air World
ISBN 13 : 1526759330
Total Pages : 458 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (267 download)

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Download or read book The Petlyakov Pe-2 written by Peter C Smith and published by Air World. This book was released on 2020-03-30 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the Second World War, the Soviet Union’s Petlyakov Pe-2 _Peshka_ dive-bomber was unique in that it was as fast as most fighter aircraft. This was in a period when it was considered by the RAF that it was impossible for monoplane aircraft to conduct vertical bombing with any degree of success. During the war the Pe-2 was the principal dive- and light-bomber of Russia’s air power across the vast Eastern Front and it continued in service until the early 1950s with the air forces of the Warsaw Pact countries and Yugoslavia. Conceived by a team of top aircraft designers whom Stalin had incarcerated in a prison camp on trumped-up political charges, the Pe-2 had originally been designed as a high-altitude twin-engine fighter plane, but, due to the outstanding success of the German Stukas in the Blitzkrieg, its role was quickly changed to that of a fast dive-bomber. The Pe-2 arrived in service around the time of the German attack on its hitherto ally. Although only a handful had reached front line units by the start of Operation Barbarossa in June 1941, the Pe-2 soon became the main dive-bomber in both the Soviet VVS and Naval service. Mass production, by factories hastily moved back beyond the front, meant that numbers increased rapidly, and more than 11,000 of the type, including many variants, were built up to 1945. The Peshka became the mainstay of the Soviet counteroffensive that ultimately resulted in the fall of Berlin. Pe-2s also led the way in the brief but annihilating Manchurian campaign against Japan in the closing days of the war in 1945. Using official sources, including the official Pe-2 handbook, and numerous color and black-and-white photographs made available to the author from both official and private sources and collections, this book is the definitive record of the Pe-2 - the dive-bomber supreme!

Lancaster Target

Author : Jack Currie
Publisher : Crecy
ISBN 13 : 1800350007
Total Pages : 191 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (3 download)

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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 191 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.

The Wellington Bomber Story

Author : Martin W. Bowman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780752464169
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (641 download)

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Download or read book The Wellington Bomber Story written by Martin W. Bowman and published by . This book was released on 2010-04 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Vickers Wellington was a British twin-engine, long range medium bomber, universally known as the ‘Wimpy’. The only bomber in construction throughout the Second World War, the Wellington played a pivotal role in training and combat from its conception in the 1930s, through active service in the Far Eastern, Mediterranean and German arenas of conflict, until its final use by the RAF in 1953.This book follows the fascinating story of the much-loved and innovatively designed Wellington throughout its life, including many tales from the aircraft’s years with Bomber Command. Illustrated with a wide selection of images, both colour and black and white, this book is a fitting tribute to a wonderful servant of the RAF.

RAF Bomber Command: 'Strike Hard, Strike Sure' 1936-1945

Author : Ron Mackay
Publisher : Fonthill Media
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 716 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book RAF Bomber Command: 'Strike Hard, Strike Sure' 1936-1945 written by Ron Mackay and published by Fonthill Media. This book was released on 2022-03-31 with total page 716 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: -> Historically rich in detail with previously unpublished photographs from private archives -> Researched and written by an aviation and military historian renowned author -> Essential for military/historians, modellers, flight-sim enthusiasts (War Thunder, IL-2 Sturmovik: Great Battles and DCS) and those interested in the complexities of aircraft design and production during the Second World War ‘They sowed the wind and now they are going to reap the whirlwind.’ Arthur ‘Bomber’ Harris The concept of an aerial campaign on a nation’s industrial and military might was advocated by Britain before the start of the First World War; however, a stringent post-war economy ensured that the creation of Bomber Command in 1936 witnessed a daunting disparity between the aim of striking at an adversary’s ability to sustain itself and the means to do so. From 1939 to 1942, Bomber Command was very weak in terms of human and material losses. The navigational means with which to accurately guide bombers to targets was almost completely lacking while the enemy defensive network inflicted serious casualties. Consequently, the punishment handed out was minimal. The resurgence of Bomber Command’s fortunes coincided with the appointment of Sir Arthur Harris. The advent of four-engine designs such as the Avro Lancaster and Handley Page Halifax ensured that a greatly increased bomb tonnage could be delivered. Also, electronic aids such as Gee, Oboe and H2S simplified the task in finding targets. Therefore, by 1944-1945, the RAF’s bombers pulverised Hitler’s Third Reich. Although flak and night-fighters took a heavy toll on the bombers, the RAF’s nocturnal offensive in conjunction with the USAAF’s daylight assaults crippled Germany’s ability to fight back.

'J' for Johnnie

Author : John Trotman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781846831065
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (31 download)

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Download or read book 'J' for Johnnie written by John Trotman and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Concorde Experience

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 16 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Concorde Experience written by and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This gem of a gift book focuses on the first in the British Airways fleet to fly commerically, and is told through quotes from staff and passengers.

Tupolev Tu-2

Author : Jason Nicholas Moore
Publisher : Fonthill Media
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 154 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tupolev Tu-2 written by Jason Nicholas Moore and published by Fonthill Media. This book was released on 2017-01-20 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

75 (NZ) Squadron

Author : Chris Newey
Publisher : Mention the War Limited
ISBN 13 : 9781915335173
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (351 download)

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Download or read book 75 (NZ) Squadron written by Chris Newey and published by Mention the War Limited. This book was released on 2023-03-16 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This expanded and updated edition of Chris Ward's Profile of 75(NZ) Squadron is the definitive and comprehensive wartime account of this well-known and highly-regarded Bomber Command outfit. Produced with the full support and assistance of squadron veterans, the Royal New Zealand Air Force Association and the New Zealand Bomber Command Association, it is a testament to the duty and sacrifice of all those who served with this famous unit throughout the Second World War. Chris Ward's detailed narrative, based on the squadron's Second World War Operations Record Book, is complemented by several hundred photographs, many published for the first time.In 1938, the New Zealand government had ordered thirty Vickers Wellington Mk1 bombers. RNZAF aircrew were despatched to train on the new aircraft at RAF Marham, and then take them to their new home in the Southern Hemisphere. When war broke out, the New Zealand Government placed the aircraft and their crews at the disposal of the RAF to help fight the new enemy. Already known as 'The New Zealand Squadron', the unit was given the number 75 on 4 April 1940, the previous unit so numbered having been disbanded. This meant that the original nucleus of personnel remained together as an operational unit of the RAF.On 4 April 1940, The New Zealand Squadron was renamed 75(NZ) Squadron. Although often referred to as an RNZAF unit, it was wholly equipped and controlled by the RAF until the end of the conflict. It was a key component of No. 3 Group, Bomber Command, and was based initially at RAF Feltwell, then RAF Mildenhall, RAF Newmarket and RAF Mepal, in Cambridgeshire. The unit saw action over France, Norway, Belgium, Italy, Sweden and Germany, distinguishing itself in the process.The squadron operated with a strength of three Flights after receiving Short Stirling bombers. In line with the rest of No. 3 Group, the squadron re-equipped with the Avro Lancaster in 1944, the type seeing the unit through to August 1945. 75(NZ) Sqn operated against the Germans from 1940 to VE Day, flying more sorties than any other allied heavy bomber squadron, suffering the second highest number of casualties. A Victoria Cross was awarded to Sgt J A Ward for climbing out onto the wing of his Wellington on an operation over Europe, in an attempt to put out an engine fire. Although badly damaged by enemy fighters' cannon shells, the aircraft managed to return to its base.

Lecretia's Choice

Author : Matt Vickers
Publisher : Text Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1925410021
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (254 download)

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Download or read book Lecretia's Choice written by Matt Vickers and published by Text Publishing. This book was released on 2016-08-29 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A successful young lawyer in Wellington, Lecretia Seales met and fell in love with Matt Vickers in 2003. In Lecretia’s Choice, Matt tells the story of their life together, and how it changed when his proud, fiercely independent wife was diagnosed with a brain tumour and forced to confront her own mortality. The death she faced—slow, painful, dependent—was completely at odds with how she had lived her life. Lecretia wanted to die with dignity, to be able to say goodbye well, and not to suffer unnecessarily—but the law denied her that choice. With her characteristic spirit, she decided to mount a challenge in New Zealand’s High Court, but as the battle raged, Lecretia’s strength faded. She died on 5 June 2015, at the age of forty-two, the day after her family learned that the court had ruled against her. Lecretia’s Choice is not only a moving love story but compulsory reading for everyone who cares about the dignity we afford terminally ill people who want to die on their own terms. In 2015 Matt Vickers supported his wife, Lecretia Seales, in her campaign to gain the right to choose how she died. Lecretia’s Choice is his first book. ‘This is a brave, intimate book, both agonizing and uplifting, and unflinchingly honest.’ Andrew Solomon, National Book Award winner, president of PEN American Center ‘Matt Vickers asserts “stories are the most powerful force in the universe.” This is the story of his wife, Lecretia, and her extraordinary advocacy in the face of ordinary tragedy. It will help change the world.’ Barbara Coombs Lee, President of Compassion and Choices USA ‘A tragic story, heart-breaking; so beautifully written...Lecretia’s Choice was an almost un-put-downable book. Every home should have a copy, for a reminder, if nothing more, of what it is to have heart, humility and hope.’ Off the Tracks ‘A very human story... Articulate, thought provoking, honest and poignant.’ Page & Blackmore Booksellers ‘“The unwinding skein of her life was blowing free in the wind, and it tormented her.” If the case for assisted dying could be won through emotional appeals, this sentence would surely clinch it...Vickers is an assured writer who knows the importance of letting the moment speak for itself.’ Sydney Morning Herald

Grounded in Eire

Author : Ralph Keefer
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN 13 : 9780773511422
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (114 download)

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Download or read book Grounded in Eire written by Ralph Keefer and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 2001 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of two RAF fliers interned in Ireland during World War II.

Wellington Squadrons in Focus

Author : Paul Freer
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780955473548
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (735 download)

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Download or read book Wellington Squadrons in Focus written by Paul Freer and published by . This book was released on 2008-08-31 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A visual history of the Wellington bomber, focussing on the squadrons that operated it rather than a nuts and bolts view of the aircraft.

War in the Air

Author : Ian Carter
Publisher : Imperial War Museums
ISBN 13 : 9781912423033
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (23 download)

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Download or read book War in the Air written by Ian Carter and published by Imperial War Museums. This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Allied victory in the Second World War owed much to air power. The success of military and naval operations invariably hinged on control of the skies, and the rise to dominance of the Allied air forces meant that the Nazi war machine was effectively doomed. Following the success of 'The Second World War in Colour', this book presents a further selection of original colour photographs from the IWM collection, focusing on Allied aircraft and airmen. Alongside these striking images, 'War in the Air' examines how crucial aviation was to winning the war, from the defence of Britain's skies and maritime trade, to battlefield support in North Africa and Europe and the strategic bombing offensive over Germany. Shot from the ground and from the air, these powerful images bring a vital aspect of the Second World War to life.

British Experimental Combat Aircraft of World War II

Author : Tony Buttler
Publisher : Anchor Books
ISBN 13 : 9781902109244
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (92 download)

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Download or read book British Experimental Combat Aircraft of World War II written by Tony Buttler and published by Anchor Books. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new book by Tony Buttler, a first of its kind, describes the British fighter, bomber, and research aircraft produced in the run up to and during World War II. Detailed coverage of aircraft that were built and flown as prototypes only, combine with others such as the Westland Welkin which entered production but never reached a squadron. Un-built design projects are explained and all types are covered separately, along with a large selection of photographs, some of which have rarely been seen before. This book covers basic short-term insurance fighters such as the Miles M.20, the Martin-Baker M.B.5, and Supermarine Spitfire, which represented the ultimate in piston fighter development, the Fairey Spearfish torpedo bomber and the four engine Vickers Windsor, oddities like the Blackburn B.20 flying boat, and Britain's first jet aircraft, the Gloster E.28/39. A comprehensive appendix, with the use of photographs and brief details, examines one-off examples of standard production types that were fitted with non-standard features. Gathered from archival sources, renowned author Tony Buttler presents a wealth of information on these historic aircraft.