Bomber Crew

Author : James Taylor,Martin Davidson
Publisher : Hodder
Page : 405 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2012-03-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781444718003

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Bomber Crew by James Taylor,Martin Davidson Pdf

Long after the Battle of Britain, the aircrews of RAF Bomber Command risked their lives night after night during the Second World War. Over 55,000 of the airmen never returned from these missions; a further 10,000 became prisoners of war. And yet Bomber Command has been mired in controversy and its veterans - all volunteers - have never been awarded a campaign medal. Their crucial contribution to the outcome of the war has all too often been overlooked. BOMBER CREW exposes the bravery of these men using gripping first-person testimony from the surviving pilots and crew. For them this was a time of incredible hardship and adrenaline, courage and friendship, and their stories bear witness to the strength of the human spirit in times of incredible danger. Never before has their story been so vividly told. This is also a revealing look at the history of Bomber Command itself, from the early days through to eventual victory in 1945. From the terrifying action of the bombing raids to the intimate personal accounts of heroism, tragedy and triumph, this is the ultimate account of these brave men and their contribution to the Allied victory.

Author : Jack E. Thompson DFC; Stephen Thompson
Publisher : Trafford Publishing
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2006-07-21
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781426989865

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Bomber Crew by Jack E. Thompson DFC; Stephen Thompson Pdf

Bomber Crew was self-published by the author, Jack E. Thompson, in 1989. This second edition has been re-published to acknowledge the 60th anniversary of VE-Day, to commemorate 2005 as the Year of the Veteran and to help celebrate the life of Jack E. Thompson (1923-2003). Some additional material including photographs, not available for the original version, have been added by the author's son, Stephen Thompson. Bomber Crew is the record of a tour of duty of the crew of the Lancaster bomber G-George of Bomber Command 12 Squadron based at RAF base Wickenby, Lincolnshire. This is a story of the bonds formed among seven men, five Canadian with the RCAF and two English with the RAF, bonds that lasted their lifetimes. This is the story of the happenstance and chaos of "crewing up", of endless "practice, practice, practice" sessions, and the excitement and terror of late-night bombing runs over occupied Europe and deep into Germany. The author and his crew would suggest that their tour was very ordinary and unremarkable. From data declassified post-war, they learned otherwise, that it was remarkable that these seven crew members survived the war and returned to civilian life. Only 40% of Bomber Command aircrew survived the war, and not all of those without physical or psychological injury.

Author : David Price
Publisher : Grub Street Publishers
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2016-08-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9781473870482

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A Bomber Crew Mystery by David Price Pdf

An antique trophy inspires a quest to uncover the history of an outstanding crew of WWII airmen who first flew into combat on D-Day. After discovering a discarded trophy in an Edinburgh antique shop, author David Price endeavored to tell the stories of the men whose names had been engraved upon it. Praised as ‘Outstanding Crew of the Month’, the members of 388th Bombardment Group set out on their very first mission on June 6, 1944—D-Day. This baptism of fire heralded the start of an illustrious career in battle. During August and September of 1944, they took part in over thirty perilous missions. And yet the details of their endeavors have largely been forgotten. Here, the history of 388th Bombardment Group’s service is told in great detail from interviews with each surviving member of the group, together with family members, in an effort to glean more information about their wartime deeds, and to reunite them with the trophy that they won in the midst of it. A Bomber Crew Mystery serves as a poignant and evocative tribute to the 388th Bombardment Group, as well as all those who fought in the skies of the Second World War.

Author : Major James J. Carroll
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
Page : 38 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2014-08-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781782897897

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Physiological Problems Of Bomber Crews In The Eighth Air Force During WWII by Major James J. Carroll Pdf

Aviation physiology is a highly relevant field to flyers of unpressurized aircraft that flew at altitudes in excess of 25,000 feet. Crew members had to contend with severe environmental factors while flying long bombing missions during WWII. The limits of human physiology must be the main concern of any battle plan involving flyers and fatality/mortality rates should be the primary focus in evaluating the success or failure of such a plan. The purpose of this research project is to determine if human factors were overlooked intentionally or by accident. If they were overlooked unintentionally, then what was done to resolve the physiological problems of the aircrews? The project will also underscore the continued need to address the human machine during any plan in today’s demanding aviation environment. Chapter one explores whether or not the limits of the human being was taken into account when the WWII bombing planners developed AWPD-1. It provides an insight into why AWPD-1 was created without regard to the aircrew members, and how this neglect could have possibly been remedied. Chapter two examines the machines of the day, in particular the B-17, to see if it was ready to carry out the assigned missions envisioned by the war planners. The early wartime experience of the B-17 by the Royal Air Force was disappointing, but nevertheless it was looked upon by the U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF) as the ultimate bomber that could complete any assignment. This chapter also provides some insight into a “typical” mission the B-17 aircrew had to endure and the aircraft’s ability to carry out the assigned bombing missions. Chapter three deals with the physiological problems experienced by the aircrews and what was done to alleviate them. Chapter four focuses on the non-combat accident rates of the Eighth Air Force, what they meant, and how the leadership reacted to them.

Author : David Price
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 446 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2020-01-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9781789542691

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The Crew by David Price Pdf

A moving tribute to the sacrifice and bravery of the fliers of RAF Bomber Command. ****************************** The Crew, based on interviews with Ken Cook, the crew's sole surviving member, recounts the wartime exploits of the members of an Avro Lancaster crew between 1942 and the war's end. Gloucestershire-born bomb aimer Ken Cook, hard-bitten Australian pilot Jim Comans, Navigator Don Bowes, Upper Gunner George Widdis, Tail Gunner 'Jock' Bolland, Flight Engineer Ken Randle and Radio Operator Roy Woollford were seven ordinary young men living in extraordinary times, risking their lives in freedom's cause in the dark skies above Hitler's Reich. From their earliest beginnings – in places as far apart as a Cotswold village and the suburbs of Sydney – through the adventure of training in North America and the dread and danger of the forty-five bombing raids they flew with 97 Squadron, David Price describes the crew's wartime experiences with human sympathy allied to a secure technical understanding of one of the RAF's most iconic aircraft. The drama and anxiety of individual missions – to Kassel, Munich and Augsburg as well as Berlin – is evoked with thrilling immediacy; while the military events and strategic decisions that drove the RAF's area bombing campaign against Nazi Germany are interwoven deftly with the narrative of the crew's operational careers. ****************************** Reviews: 'A sensitive account of the bomber's life... Price has given the bomber offensive a human face. This book [...] has a heart and soul' The Times. 'A fascinating and fast-paced account of the exploits of an Avro Lancaster bomber crew from 97 Squadron RAF' The Herald. 'A remarkable insight into the bravery, determination and skill of British Bomber Command crews during WWII' Waterstones.

Author : C. Kenneth Quinones
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 675 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2021-09-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781527575462

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Imperial Japan's Allied Prisoners of War in the South Pacific by C. Kenneth Quinones Pdf

Three weeks after Imperial Japan’s surrender, five men dressed in baggy khaki uniforms stared at the camera. They and two colleagues were the only survivors out of the 210 Allied airmen which Imperial Japan had imprisoned in “paradise.” Joining them were 18 British soldiers, the only survivors of 600 of their countrymen similarly but separately imprisoned. Another 10,000 Allied soldiers and civilians were also imprisoned on the South Pacific island of New Britain. More than half died before liberation. What motivated such inhumane treatment? This book’s quest for an answer traces the genesis of Bushido, Imperial Japan’s martial code, and surveys the prisoners’ recollections of their ordeal as the Battle for Rabaul raged around them from 1942 to March 1944.

Author : Jeffrey D. Schultz,Luchen Li
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Page : 417 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Electronic books
ISBN : 9781438108506

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Critical Companion to John Steinbeck by Jeffrey D. Schultz,Luchen Li Pdf

Celebrates the American writer who in his works confronted and explored the social fabric of the United States in the early 20th century. More than 500 entries include synopses of his novels, short stories, and nonfiction; descriptions of his characters, details about family, friends, and associates.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 804 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1943
Category : Aeronautics
ISBN : UOM:39015080004826

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The Aeroplane by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 476 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1942-06
Category : Aeronautics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105117608237

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Aeroplane and Commercial Aviation News by Anonim Pdf

Author : Stephen Harris
Publisher : Exisle Publishing
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2011-01-11
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781877437113

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Under a Bomber's Moon by Stephen Harris Pdf

They were the best of enemies – dedicated, skilled and deadly. In the night skies above wartime Germany an RAF navigator-air bomber from New Zealand and a Luftwaffe pilot seek out their targets, testing the gap between success and their own destruction as they cross each other's paths. The odds are heavily against either of them making it through the war, but as this sobering realisation displaces their initial exuberant sense of adventure, both come to see in their youthful sacrifice the survival of all they hold dear. UNDER A BOMBER'S MOON reaches across the divide of years, of geography, of nationality, to tell their story largely in their own words – describing both the breathtaking clashes in the air and the camaraderie, humour, patriotism and personal tragedies that became their war. Stephen Harris began his journey of discovery because he wanted to know the truth of his great-uncle Colwyn Jones's fate. With Col's vividly written letters and diary as a starting-point, he set out to discover what really happened on the night Col's extraordinary luck ran out. Little did he know that his quest would lead him to a meeting with a former Luftwaffe pilot who was pitted against his great-uncle in the skies over Germany. Otto-Heinrich Fries proved to be both engaging and articulate, eventually allowing Harris to tell his story in this book. The result is a unique and personal account of two highly successful airmen from opposing sides.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 548 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1943
Category : United States
ISBN : IND:30000099450888

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U.S.A. by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1961
Category : Aeronautics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105013153098

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Boeing Magazine by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1960
Category : Aeronautics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105015316685

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Air Pictorial by Anonim Pdf

Author : Raymond Patrick O'Mara
Publisher : Naval Institute Press
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2022-03-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781682477496

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Rise of the War Machines by Raymond Patrick O'Mara Pdf

Rise of the War Machines: The Birth of Precision Bombing in World War II examines the rise of autonomy in air warfare from the inception of powered flight through the first phase of the Combined Bomber Offensive in World War II. Raymond P. O’Mara builds a conceptual model of humans, machines, and doctrine that demonstrates a distinctly new way of waging warfare in human-machine teams. Specifically, O’Mara examines how the U.S. Army’s quest to control the complex technological and doctrinal system necessary to execute the strategic bombing mission led to the development of automation in warfare. Rise of the War Machines further explores how the process of sharing both physical and cognitive control of the precision bombing system established distinct human-machine teams with complex human-to—human and human-to-machine social relationships. O’Mara presents the precision bombing system as distinctly socio-technical, constructed of interdependent specially trained roles (the pilot, navigator, and bombardier); purpose-built automated machines (the Norden bombsight, specialized navigation tools, and the Minneapolis-Honeywell C-1 Autopilot); and the high-altitude, daylight bombing doctrine, all of which mutually shaped each other’s creation and use.

Author : John M. Levine,Richard L. Moreland
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 572 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 0863775942

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Small Groups by John M. Levine,Richard L. Moreland Pdf

First Published in 2006. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.