Portrait of a Bomber Pilot - Jary, Christopher
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During the Second World War RAF Bomber Command produced a handful of remarkable pilots who won fame and high honours: Gibson, Cheshire, Martin, Tait, and Searby. The majority of aircrew, however, were young sergeants, many of whom did not survive to complete a first tour of thirty operations. Between the two extremes there were, on every squadron, one or two senior captains who had survived one tour and whose experience, skill, courage, and example made a vital contribution to their squadron's life, training and operational success. This book is about one such captain, Flight-Lietenant Jack Wetherly, DFC. It traces his development from novice second pilot of a Wellington in the pioneering days of 1940 to senior captain of a Halifax in Wing-Commander Leonard Cheshire's squadron in what MRAF Sir Arthur Harris called his 'Main Offensive'. It deals also with his pre-war life and service, flying tiny bi-planes with the RAFVR, and with his career as a flying instructor at the RAF College Cranwell and as an instruct...
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2012Uitgever: Barnsley, Pen & Sword132 paginasTaal: EngelsISBN-10: 1781590575ISBN-13: 9781781590577Koop dit boek tweedehands
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[Auteur: Jary, Christopher] [Pagina's: 132] [Taal: en] [Uitgever: Barnsley, Pen & Sword] [Jaar: 2012] [Titel: Portrait of a Bomber Pilot]
