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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... Fighter Command lost during the Battle of Britain . Yet the crews buckled on their chutes and set out with unshakeable resolution night after night . They fell prey to the hazards of icing , lightning , storm and structural failure ...
... fighter pilot , and was sent to Britain before the U.S. entered the war . Despite his loss of postgraduate education during his war service , this did not interfere with his education , through his own effort while in postwar military ...
... fighter pilot alive , with a score of seventy - two confirmed victories . Eddie Rickenbacker , whose assessment in this field was based on solid credentials , once said that Billy Bishop was a man incapable of fear . Certainly the medal ...
... fighter pilot . Now that I had had an opportunity to become a little more familiar with the various air - crew responsibilities , what was my preference ? I told him with genuine enthusiasm that I wanted to be a fighter pilot , nothing ...
... fighter attack and other manifestations of disfavour . Nevertheless , the problem was predicated upon our implausible desire to fly from A to B , and in such a manner that our actual time of arrival would coincide with the Time over ...
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A Thousand Shall Fall: The True Story of a Canadian Bomber Pilot in World ... Murray Peden Visualização parcial - 2003 |