Download or read book We Flew Old Fred the Fox Lancaster PO F DV372 2nd Edition written by Arnold Ralph Easton and published by . This book was released on 2021-05-07 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A record of the experiences of the aircrew members who flew Lancaster PO-F (DV372) on 49 bombing raids on targets in German-occupied Europe during the seven month period of World War II from mid-November 1943 to mid-June 1944.Part One introduces the Lancaster bomber, outlining its origins, its technical specifications and the role it played in Bomber Command.Part Two gives details of the career of just one aircraft, PO-F (DV372), 'Old Fred.' It includes details of all the raids flown by this remarkable bomber, illustrated by contemporary maps and photographs.Part Three gives more information on the crew who manned 'Old Fred' on nearly half of these raids, and their reactions to the experience. Stories are presented to give you, the reader, an accurate description of the fears and doubts of crews who faced the horrors of enemy fighter opposition, the flak and the searchlights; the unbelievably terrifying experience of flying into, over, and then back from the heavily defended targets. Available from 'Tales from the Treehouse' go to: www.talesfromthetreehouse.com.au

Download or read book We Flew Old Fred The Fox written by Arnold Ralph Easton and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Nuremberg Raid written by Martin Middlebrook and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2009-06-25 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A thorough history of the RAF Bomber Command attack on the German city during World War II, by the author of The First Day on the Somme. This book describes one twenty-four-hour period in the Allied Strategic Bomber Offensive in the greatest possible detail. Author Martin Middlebrook sets the scene by outlining the course of the bombing war from 1939 to the night of the Nuremberg raid, the characters and aims of the British bombing leaders, and the composition of the opposing Bomber Command and German night fighter forces. The aim of the Nuremberg raid was not unlike many hundreds of other Royal Air Force missions but, due to the difficulties and dangers of the enemy defenses and weather plus bad luck, it went horribly wrong. The result was so notorious that it became a turning point in the campaign. The target, the symbolic Nazi rally city of Nuremberg, was only lightly damaged, and 96 out of 779 bombers went missing. Middlebrook recreates the events of the fateful night in astonishing detail. The result is a meticulous, dramatic, and often controversial account. It is also a moving tribute to the bravery of the RAF bomber crews and their adversaries. Praise for The Nuremberg Raid “Employing hundreds of eyewitness accounts, he shows the raid from the point of view of the German defenses and the civilians on the ground. Factual and analytical, this is a portrait of mechanized warfare at the level of personal experience.” —Simon Mawer, Wall Street Journal

Download or read book Against All Odds written by Thomas Gallagher and published by Ulverscroft. This book was released on 1980-05-01 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Nachtjagd written by Theo Boiten and published by Crowood Press (UK). This book was released on 1997 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NachtjagdBoitenSubtitled: The Night Fighter Versus Bomber War Over the Third Reich 1939-45. Of the 7,953 Bomber Command aircraft lost on night operations during WWII, an estimated 5,833 fell victim to Luftwaffe night fighters. This volume traces the parallel developments in RAF night bombing and the Luftwaffes night fighting capability using archive material and interviews with surviving aircrew from both sides.Hdbd., 7 3/4x 1, 24 pgs., 17 bandw ill.

Download or read book To Hell and Back written by Laurie Woods and published by Boolarong Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To Hell and Back is the story of some of the other Australian airmen who flew with Bomber Command. Laurie Woods either knew these men personally or had heard of them during the campaign.

Download or read book Flying Squadrons of the Australian Defence Force Steve Eather written by Steve Eather and published by . This book was released on 1995-01-01 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: En kort beskrivelse af de operative flyvende eskadriller som er eller har været en del af Australian Defence Force op igennem tiderne bl.a. med oplysninger om etablering, lokation og flytype.

Download or read book BATTLE OF BRITAIN COMBAT ARCHIVE written by SIMON. PARRY and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The RAAF and the Flying Squadrons written by Norman Barnes and published by Allen & Unwin Academic. This book was released on 2000-01-01 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Preface Map of principal Air Force bases History of the RAAF RAAF Nursing Service - Women's Auxiliary Australian Air Force History of the Air Training Corps Ground Staff RAAF Individual squadron histories Appendix 1: RAAF aircraft Appendix 2: AFC-RAAF areas of overseas service Appendix 3: Gazette Appendix 4: RAAF song