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Bomber Squadron : Men Who Flew with XV Squadron by Martyn Ford-Jones (2019, Hardcover)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherFonthill Media
ISBN-10178155708X
ISBN-139781781557082
eBay Product ID (ePID)19038492721

Product Key Features

Book TitleBomber Squadron : Men Who Flew with Xv Squadron
Number of Pages272 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicMilitary / World War II, Military / Aviation, Europe / Great Britain / General, Military
Publication Year2019
IllustratorYes
GenreBiography & Autobiography, History
AuthorMartyn Ford-Jones
FormatHardcover

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Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6.2 in

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Dewey Edition23
ReviewsEach chapter is a quick, easy, mesmerizing read, and the end of this book comes too soon...Highly recommended if you are an aviation buff...
Dewey Decimal940.544941
Table Of ContentForeword; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Three Times Fifteen: Air Vice-Marshal Stewart 'Paddy' Menaul; 2 MacRobert's Reply: Squadron Leader Peter Boggis, DFC; 3 The Quest to Find Leonard: Pilot Officer Leonard O'Hara; 4 Sojourn in Spain: Group Captain Michael Wyatt, DFC; 5 The Diary: Sergeant Frederick 'Steve' Stevens; 6 'Te Kooti': Sergeant Arthur Edgley; 7 The Permanent Reminder: Pilot Officer Graham 'Mick' Cullen; 8 The Biter Bitten: Sergeant Douglas 'Doug' Fry; 9 The Darkness of Pain: Flight Sergeant Gilbert 'Gil' Marsh; 10 A Squadron of One: Flight Lieutenant Oliver Brooks, DFC; 11 The Born Survivor: Flight Lieutenant Len Miller, DFC; 12 No Illusions of Grandeur: Warrant Officer Bernard Dye; 13 The First Hurdle: Flight Sergeant Harry Bysouth, DFM; 14 Operations Manna and Exodus: Flight Sergeant D. A. 'Pat' Russell; 15 A Collection of Memories: They Also Flew; Appendix I: XV Squadron List of Awards 1939-1945; Appendix II: XV Squadron Second World War Roll of Honour; Appendix III: List of Wartime Officers Commanding; Appendix IV: List of Second World War Airfield Locations; Bibliography; Index.
SynopsisDuring the Second World War, thousands of young men volunteered for service with the Royal Air Force. Some of these became fighter pilots, but a great many more were destined to be trained as members of bomber aircrew; pilots, navigators, wireless operators, bomb aimers, air gunners and flight engineers. On completion of their training a number of these men were posted to XV Squadron, a highly regarded frontline bomb squadron which had been formed during the First World War. Bomber Squadron -Men Who Flew with XV relates the personal stories of a small number of these men, giving an insight to their anxious moments when flying on operational sorties, staring death in the face in the form of enemy night-fighters and ground fire, and relaxing with them during their off-duty hours. The book also reveals the motivations, emotions and personal attitudes of these men, who flew into combat on an almost nightly basis. Their stories encompass the whole six years of the war, over which period XV Squadron flew a range of different bomber aircraft including Fairey Battles, Bristol Blenheims, Vickers Wellingtons, Short Stirlings and Avro Lancasters., During the Second World War, thousands of young men volunteered for service with the Royal Air Force. Some of these became fighter pilots, but a great many more were destined to be trained as members of bomber aircrew; pilots, navigators, wireless operators, bomb aimers, air gunners and flight engineers. On completion of their training a number of these men were posted to XV Squadron, a highly regarded frontline bomb squadron which had been formed during the First World War. Bomber Squadron --Men Who Flew with XV relates the personal stories of a small number of these men, giving an insight to their anxious moments when flying on operational sorties, staring death in the face in the form of enemy night-fighters and ground fire, and relaxing with them during their off-duty hours. The book also reveals the motivations, emotions and personal attitudes of these men, who flew into combat on an almost nightly basis. Their stories encompass the whole six years of the war, over which period XV Squadron flew a range of different bomber aircraft including Fairey Battles, Bristol Blenheims, Vickers Wellingtons, Short Stirlings and Avro Lancasters., Based on personal interviews, the narrative follows 15 selected former members of aircrew during their respective training and tours of duty with XV Squadron. The stories reveal their thoughts, concerns, hopes and fears as they struggle to complete a tour of duty, which consisted of flying night after night, over heavily defended enemy territory.
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