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First published in 1943, TAIL GUNNER is the absorbing story of one man's involvement in RAF Bomber Command's fledgling offensive between August 1940 and December 1942. It is unique among wartime memoirs, for it was written within months of the events described, and with all the immediacy of the memories of someone who was in the very thick of the action. It is a clear and dramatic picture of life as a real gunner, in which Rivaz reveals the fine spirit of comradeship that developed during the Second World War. This is without doubt an important addition to a full appreciation of the young men who fought the bomber offensive.
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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.
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- PublisherISIS Paperbacks
- Publication date1998
- ISBN 10 0753150522
- ISBN 13 9780753150528
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages176
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