Tail Gunner - Hardcover

Rivaz, Richard C.

 
9780750913270: Tail Gunner

Synopsis

A title first published some forty years ago, in which the author gives an impression of what it was like to be part of a bomber crew flying in Whitleys and Halifax's, including descriptions of daylight and night time bombing attacks and shoot-outs with German fighters.

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About the Author

Richard Rivaz was born in India in 1908 and on his return to England studied painting at the Royal College of Art. He volunteered for the RAF in 1940, and trained as an air gunner. At the end of the war he was collecting material for a history of RAF Transport Command when, on 13 October 1945, the Liberator in which he was a passenger caught fire on take off from Brussels, killing all on board.

Synopsis

A title first published some forty years ago, in which the author gives an impression of what it was like to be part of a bomber crew flying in Whitleys and Halifax's, including descriptions of daylight and night time bombing attacks and shoot-outs with German fighters.

"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.

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