Tales of Lancasters and Other Aircraft (Paperback)

George Culling

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Language: English

Published by The History Press Ltd, Stroud, 2023

180399455X / 9781803994550

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Paperback. Some of the unexpected, inconvenient, dangerous, and often downright bizarre experiences that frequently typified daily life for airmen in the Second World War. Of every 100 operational airmen in World War Two, 9 were killed flying in England and 3 severely injured in crashes, so non-operational casualties were significant in numbers, over 15,000. Operational casualties were of course chillingly grim over 56,000 airmen died in the Second World War, over half those involved. George Culling was a nineteen-year-old Lancaster navigator whose own experiences often involved battling tricky and dangerous conditions. Fascinated by the ever-present dangers for airmen even well away from combat, he has collated tales from comrades and combined them with his own to preserve some of the unexpected, inconvenient, dangerous, and often downright bizarre experiences that frequently typified daily life for airmen in the Second World War. AUTHOR: George Culling set down his own accounts, plus those of his friends, recording their bizarre experiences at war. As a nineteen year old, he navigated a Lancaster on flights of up to 10 hours using only the stars to plot their position. He became an expert in astro-navigation after the war ended before spending a long career in teaching. 20 b/w illustrations Collated tales from comrades combined with the author's own to preserve some of the unexpected, inconvenient, dangerous, and often downright bizarre experiences that frequently typified daily life for airmen in the Second World War. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Title
Tales of Lancasters and Other Aircraft (Paperback)
Author
George Culling
Publisher
The History Press Ltd, Stroud
Publication year
2023
Condition
new
Binding
Paperback
Language
English
ISBN 10
180399455X
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