Bomber Command 1939-1940 : the war before the war / Gordon Thorburn.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Thorburn, Gordon, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain. Royal Air Force. Bomber Command.

Great Britain.

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

World War, 1939-1945.

Germany--History--Bombardment, 1940-1945.

Germany.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (182 p.)

Place of Publication:

Barnsley, South Yorkshire : Pen & Sword Aviation, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

For Bomber Command, the term ''Phoney War'' never really meant much. Five Blenheims of 107 Squadron were among the blood and bullets the day after war was declared and only one came back. On 14 December 1939, in a disastrous raid on shipping, 99 Squadron lost six Wellingtons with only three survivors out of thirty-six crew. Even worse, in the biggest air battle so far, 18 December, Wilhelmshaven, five Wellingtons of 9 Squadron went down, four of 37 Squadron and two of 149 Squadron. Bomber Command lost sixty-eight aircraft and crews in action in the four war months of 1939, and a further sevent

Contents:

Acknowledgements; Chapter 1 But will these bombers get through?; Chapter 2 So. Are we ready?; Chapter 3 How bad can it get?; Chapter 4 The battle of Heligoland; Chapter 5 Norway in the Spring; Chapter 6 Blitzkrieg; Chapter 7 Gloves off; Chapter 8 One war ends and another begins; Bibliography

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (page 173).

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781473829817

147382981X

9781473830974

1473830974