Fighter! Fighter! Corkscrew port! / Pat Cunningham, DFM.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cunningham, Pat, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain. Royal Air Force. Bomber Command--Biography.

Great Britain.

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

World War, 1939-1945.

World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, British.

Airmen--Great Britain--Biography.

Airmen.

Flight crews--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Flight crews.

Bombers--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Bombers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (415 p.)

Place of Publication:

Barnsley : Pen & Sword Aviation, 2012.

Summary:

The young men who flew with RAF Bomber Command in World War Two were a complex mixture of individuals but they all shared the gift of teamwork. A crew of seven may have comprised all non-commissioned men and some crews included commissioned officers but not always flying as pilots. The outstanding fact was that each man relied on every other member of his crew to return from each mission safely.This book contains ten intriguing reminiscences of bomber aircrew; some were pilots, others navigators, flight engineers, bomb-aimers or gunners. They flew as both commissioned or NCO airmen. Understand

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Titlepage""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Introduction""; ""Who, Sir, was Glenn Miller? Pilot Officer Ron Brown, flight engineer""; ""My Three Wars Warrant Officer Andrzej Wesolowski (Russel), KM [KrzyÅ? Walecznych: Cross of Valour], Polish Air Force under British Command, wireless operator/air gunner""; ""Malicious Cookies and merciful manna Squadron Leader Bill Hancock, BSc, navigator""; ""In the swim Flight Sergeant Norman Shepherd, BEM, flight engineer""; ""Jeez, theyâ€?re shooting at us! Flight Lieutenant Oliver Gomersall, navigator""

""I gained six brothers Warrant Officer Ted Peck, flight engineer""""I want to kill the bastards, not photograph them Squadron Leader Ian Linney, OBE, DL, pilot""; ""The bridge without a name Flight Sergeant Thomas Cotter, air gunner""; ""Someone � something � kept an eye on me Flight Sergeant Peter McGrath, wireless operator/air gunner ....""; ""I hope something exciting happens tonight Warrant Officer Robert (Bob) Willis Petty, DFC, pilot""; ""Aircraft Types and Enemy Defences""; ""Glossary""; ""Selective References""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references (page 267).

ISBN:

9781783404193

1783404191

9781783461479

1783461470

OCLC:

854974886