Tail Gunner - Softcover

Rivaz, Squadron Leader R. C.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1911445308 ISBN 13: 9781911445302

Publisher: Endeavour Press, 2017

Synopsis

First published in 1943, this is the gripping story of one man's involvement in the RAF Bomber Command's fledgling offensive between August 1940 and December 1941. Dick Rivaz was tail gunner to Leonard Cheshire, one of the most famous RAF pilots of the Second World War, flying in Whitleys with No. 102 Squadron and latterly in Halifaxes with No. 35 Squadron. Tail Gunner is unique among wartime memoirs, as it was written within months of the events Rivaz describes, and with all the immediacy of one who was in the very thick of the action. He gives graphic descriptions of his experiences on night bombing attacks against heavily defended enemy targets likes Duisberg, Dusseldorf and Essen, and relates a dramatic shoot-out with German fighters over La Rochelle in broad daylight during July 1941. He survived these events to write this book, but was sadly killed in October 1943, aged just thirty-seven.

About this title

About the Author:

RICHARD RIVAZ volunteered to be a pilot with the RAF in 1940, but was considered too old at thirty-two, so became an air-gunner and was awarded the DFC in 1941. His daring missions in action are the stuff of legend.

About this edition

• Publisher: Endeavour Press
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1911445308
• ISBN 13: 9781911445302
• Binding: Paperback