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Tail gunner / R. C. Rivaz.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rivaz, Richard, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Great Britain. Royal Air Force--Biography.
- Great Britain.
- Rivaz, Richard.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (388 pages) : illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- [Place of publication not identified] : Pickle Partners Publishing, [2016]
- Summary:
- Includes the Aerial Warfare In Europe During World War II illustrations pack with over 200 maps, plans, and photos.Originally published in 1943, this is one man's first-hand account of the part he played in RAF Bomber Command's fledgling bomber offensive between August 1940 and December 1941.Richard Rivaz flew as tail gunner to Leonard Cheshire, one of the most famous RAF pilots of World War II. His modest but vivid narrative reveals what it was like to be part of a heavy bomber crew flying first Whitleys and then Halifaxes with No.s 102 and 35 squadrons.-Print Ed.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781786259288
- 1786259281
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