Pathfinder Cranswick : 50th Anniversary

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cumming, Michael.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cranswick, Alec, 1919-1944.

Cranswick, Alec.

Great Britain. Royal Air Force--Biography.

Great Britain.

Air pilots, Military--Great Britain--Biography.

World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, British.

Air pilots, Military--Aerial operations, British--Great Britain--Biography.

Air pilots, Military.

World War, 1939-1945.

Local Subjects:

Air pilots, Military--Great Britain--Biography.

Cranswick, Alec, 1919-1944.

Great Britain. Royal Air Force--Biography.

World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, British.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (419 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

: Fighting High Publishing, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In 1962 Michael Cumming's account of the extraordinary story of one of the RAF's most notable Second World War bomber pilots, Alec Cranswick DSO, DFC, came to the attention of the public with the release of Pathfinder Cranswick. Since then the biography of this remarkable man has, quite rightly, achieved classic status. Alec Cranswick volunteered for the Royal Air Force in 1939 and went on to earn the distinction of having flown, as a bomber pilot, the largest number of operations during the Second World War. Sorties against enemy targets began in June 1940, and he completed a tour flying Well

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""Dedication""; ""Contents""; ""Foreword to the Original Book""; ""Preface""; ""Prologue""; ""1. Mission at Midnight""; ""2. Groomed for Gallantry""; ""3. School for Heroes""; ""4. Enthusiast with Wings""; ""5. Bombers over the Desert""; ""6. Posted to Path Finder Force""; ""7. Trail-blazing to Glory""; ""8. Captain Courageous""; ""9. Bull�s Eyes out of the Sky""; ""10. Pathway to Romance""; ""11. The Last Command""; ""Postscript""; ""Appendix 1: Alec Cranswick: The Name Lives On""; ""Appendix 2: A Dummy Airfield and a Near-fatal Crash""

""Appendix 3: Remembering Fallen Comrades: No. 35 Squadron and Path Finder Force""""Appendix 4: End of a Life � End of a Riddle""; ""Appendix 5: Assessment""; ""Notes""; ""Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9780957116399

095711639X

OCLC:

855504450