A Thousand Shall Fall: The True Story of a Canadian Bomber Pilot in World War TwoDundurn, 1 de jan. de 2003 - 490 páginas During World War II, Canada trained tens of thousands of airmen under the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan. Those selected for Bomber Command operations went on to rain devastation upon the Third Reich in the great air battles over Europe, but their losses were high. German fighters and anti-aircraft guns took a terrifying toll. The chances of surviving a tour of duty as a bomber crew were almost nil. Murray Peden's story of his training in Canada and England, and his crew's operations on Stirlings and Flying Fortresses with 214 Squadron, has been hailed as a classic of war literature. It is a fine blend of the excitement, humour, and tragedy of that eventful era. |
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... course , that I was a lowly AC 2 ; that before I would ever be considered for a commission I would have to pass a whole series of physical and academic tests at ITS ; I would have to pass an extensive ground school course at Elementary ...
... course , admission was secured by the brusque recital that Mr. Whipple had sent them to check out a trouble call . On this occasion Strecker marched into the officers ' mess kitchen , changed one or two bulbs that didn't need changing ...
... course or , more accurately , those members of the senior course who had successfully weathered the battery of physical , academic , and flying tests thrown at them — received the symbol of their hard - won status as service pilots . It ...
... Course No. 48 , arriving March 1st , 1942 . Strecker and Robbie immediately headed for the barracks . Since the Air Force made a point of telling air - crew absolutely nothing about impending moves , they scented opportunity . First ...
... course , were given a chance to try the wireless - operator / air - gunner's course , or the straight air- gunner's . The toughest test of all at ITS was the M2 , the second medical . This was a four hour ordeal , replete with careful ...
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