Author: W. J. LAWRENCEPublisher:
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Languages : en
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No. 5 Bomber Group R.a.f. (1939-45).
Author: W. J. LAWRENCENo. 5 Bomber Group, R. A. F. (1939-1945)
Author: W. J. LawrencePublisher:
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Category : World War, 1939-1945
Languages : en
Pages : 253
Book Description
5 Group Bomber Command
Author: Chris WardPublisher: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 1844687368
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 375
Book Description
During the immediate period before World War Two, the RAF modified its command structure to rationalize for rapid expansion. Bomber Command was divided into six operational groups, each flying the same type of aircraft. In 1939 5 Group was flying the Handley Page Hampden, a fast, modern aircraft that carried a large payload. However, during the early daylight raids into enemy occupied Europe it suffered great losses due to its defensive armament leaving too many blind spots. The Group now turned to night bombing and mine-laying operations. During November 1940, the first Avro Manchesters entered service but were to prove dangerously unreliable. It was not until the Avro Lancaster began arriving in strength that the Group began its proud history of successful and often highly dangerous raids into the Reich, the most famous of which was No 617 Squadrons attack on the Mohne, Eder and Sorpe dams.Between 1939 and 1945 the Group flew 70,351 sorties with the loss of 1,888 aircraft. This book contains a lengthy narrative of the groups operations and contains individual squadron statistics, their commanding officers, stations and aircraft losses. It provides a detailed reference for one of the RAFs most important and successful operational groups.
No 5 Bomber Group R.A.F.
Author: No. 5 Bomber Group, R.A.F., 1939-1945. By W. J. Lawrence, etc. [With plates.].
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Author: Great Britain. Royal Air Force. Bomber Command. Group, 5thPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 253
Book Description
Air Force Combat Units of World War II
Author: Maurer MaurerPublisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1428915850
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 520
Book Description
No. 5 Bomber Group (1939-1945)
Author: W. J. LawrencePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : World War, 1939-1945
Languages : en
Pages : 253
Book Description
The Heavy Bomber Offensive of WWII
Author: Martin W. BowmanPublisher: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 1473861136
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
This book contains fourteen stirring accounts, each conveying an authentic sense of what it was really like to fly as a member of air-crew during the various bombing operations of the Second World War. The storytellers are an eclectic mix of pilots, navigators, bomb aimers, wireless operators and gunners who flew on operations in heavy bombers. It conveys the terror of being coned by German searchlights over the target, attacks by Luftwaffe night-fighters, often catastrophic damage to aircraft and the ensuing struggle to keep the machine airborne on the return trip to base. It tells of the comradeship between the crew and the humour between them, often borne of fear. The gentle and unassuming narratives include 'Millennium'; 'One of Our Aircraft Is Missing'; Bomber's Moon; 'Bombing Berlin' 'The Ordeal Of Pilot Officer Romans DFC'; Last Man Out' operations on Whitleys and Halifaxes; Flying Officer 'X'; Stirlings; 'Rescue At Sea' 'The Incendiary Load's Alight'; 'The Night Of The Bombs' and 'The Kassel Raids of 1943' as well as BBC Broadcasts and stories by Allied war correspondents. Each of these accounts conveys the sense of purpose that these men felt in doing one of the most dangerous jobs of the war. It is a fitting tribute to those that survived and the many thousands who died in the struggle against Hitler's dreadful ambitions in Europe.
Bomber Offensive
Author: Arthur HarrisPublisher: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 1844152103
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
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.
Fighter Pilots of the RAF 1939-1945
Author: Chaz BowyerPublisher: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 0850527864
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 235
Book Description
The author has selected some twenty RAF fighter pilots of the Second World War, not only to give overdue recognition to their prowess and courage, but also to exemplify the wide diversity of the individual characters of those men whose war was fought from the cockpit of an RAF fighter. A few were familiar names but most received little or no public acclaim, being part of the silent majority which provided the real spine of the RAF's fighter effort throughout the conflict.