Tales of Lancasters and Other Aircraft: Dangerous Skies in the Second World War - Couverture souple

Culling, George

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 180399455X ISBN 13 : 9781803994550

Editeur : The History Press Ltd, 2023

Synopsis

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.

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À propos de l?auteur

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.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: The History Press Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2023
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 180399455X
• ISBN 13: 9781803994550
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 176
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