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RAF Bomber Crewmen

By: Shire Publications

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Shire Library

Last Stocked on 3/22/2024

Product Info

Title
RAF Bomber Crewmen
Publisher
Product Line
Category
Author
Jonathan Falconer
Publish Year
2010
Pages
64
Dimensions
6x8.25x.25"
NKG Part #
2147635033
MFG. Part #
OSPSLI602
Type
Softcover
Series
SLI602

Description

Discover what it was like to fly with an Royal Air Force heavy bomber crew on a typical night raid over Germany. Learn about the different kinds of specialist flying kit available; read about the varied arsenal of bombs, defensive armament and electronic aids that were carried, and how they were used. How did a squadron's choice of aircraft - Stirling, Halifax, Lancaster or Mosquito - affect one's chances of survival? What were the odds when a lone bomber crew battled it out with a marauding German night fighter aircraft, or with deadly flak and searchlights? And what would happen to an airman if his nerve cracked under the pressure?