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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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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.
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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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Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Minor creasing to edges of price-clipped dustwrapper, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. Originally published in 1943, this is a much later edition from 1996. The author's account of his service in the RAF, as a tail gunner flying in Whitleys with number 102 Squadron when he flew as part of Leonard Cheshire's crew, and in Halifaxes with number 35 squadron between 1940 and 1941, until his plane was shot down over the Channel. 128pp, 16pp b&w illustrations. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Seller Inventory # 014128