Heroes Of Bomber Command Norfolk

Author : Rupert Matthews
Publisher : Heroes of Bomber Command
ISBN 13 : 9781846740008
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Heroes of Bomber Command: Norfolk written by Rupert Matthews and published by Heroes of Bomber Command. This book was released on 2006-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Michael Wadsworth
Publisher : Heroes of Bomber Command
ISBN 13 : 9781846740442
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Heroes of Bomber Command written by Michael Wadsworth and published by Heroes of Bomber Command. This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Graham Smith
Publisher : Heroes of Bomber Command
ISBN 13 : 9781846740398
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Heroes of Bomber Command written by Graham Smith and published by Heroes of Bomber Command. This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Rupert Matthews
Publisher : Heroes of Bomber Command
ISBN 13 : 9781853069444
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lincolnshire written by Rupert Matthews and published by Heroes of Bomber Command. This book was released on 2005 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Graham Smith
Publisher : Heroes of Bomber Command
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Heroes of Bomber Command written by Graham Smith and published by Heroes of Bomber Command. This book was released on 2008 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Peter Rees
Publisher : Allen & Unwin
ISBN 13 : 1741752078
Total Pages : 466 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lancaster Men written by Peter Rees and published by Allen & Unwin. This book was released on 2013 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The extraordinary story of the Aussie men of Bomber Command in the air and on the ground.

Author : Martin W. Bowman
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1473826624
Total Pages : 255 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bomber Command: Reflections of War, Volume 5 written by Martin W. Bowman and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2013-07-10 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the fifth release in a series that provides a comprehensive insight into all aspects of RAF Bomber Command in World War Two. It begins in late September 1944 when the Allied Bomber Offensive was at its height, and takes us through to the end of the conflict. The crews' personal narrative puts you at the centre of each intense, isolated and harrowing episode of aerial combat as the pilots of Bomber Command attempted to stave off fears of tragic injury and death from fighters, flak and incessant operational pressure during raids on German cities, waterways, ports and oil installations. This continued until the Luftwaffe and the Nachtjagd effectively ceased to exist, their fuel supplies exhausted, their losses in airmen reaching an unsustainable level, and their aircraft and airfields decimated as a result of 24-hour Allied bombing.Often, it was the most exciting feats of bravery, determination and daring that were marked by the most catastrophic losses. Approximately 62 per cent of the 125,000 men who served as aircrew in Bomber Command during the war became casualties. Of these, 52 per cent were sustained while flying operations and a further ten per cent while on non-operational flights in Britain. It should never be forgotten that RAF Bomber Command played a hugely significant role in securing victory for the Allies, carrying out mass raids by day and night that eventually culminated in them 'beating the life out of Germany'. Yet its crews were denied the campaign medal that they so richly deserved, until very recently. Here, Martin Bowman attempts to provide an adequate tribute to the men of Bomber Command, using first-hand accounts to capture an authentic commentary of the times at hand in a release that is sure to capture the imaginations of all aviation enthusiasts.

Author : Patrick Otter
Publisher : Pen & Sword
ISBN 13 : 9781781590942
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.4X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book 1 Group written by Patrick Otter and published by Pen & Sword. This book was released on 2013 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Robert Jackson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Air Heroes of World War II written by Robert Jackson and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Michael Ashcroft
Publisher : Headline
ISBN 13 : 0755363914
Total Pages : 349 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Heroes of the Skies written by Michael Ashcroft and published by Headline. This book was released on 2012-09-13 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the dawn of aerial combat in the First World War, the heroism of the men who put their lives at risk in the air has known no bounds. There were no more heroic airmen than the fighter pilots and bomber crews of the Second World War - men who sacrificed their own lives in order to save their crew or who, although in extreme pain, managed to get their aircraft home rather than risk becoming PoWs. In telling the stories of more than eighty such men, Heroes of the Skies paints a picture of aerial combat from the First World War right through to Afghanistan, and allows us to celebrate the extraordinary feats of our flying heroes.