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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... Heavy Conversion Unit - Stradishall 222 11 Operational Flying Apprenticeship 242 . 12 Main Force Journeymen . 263 13 · Tempsford New Secrets 278 14 Farewell to the Stirling 316 15 The Americans Conquer the RAF 337 16 Return to War With ...
... heavy rhythmic emphasis , and hearty handclaps to go with Strecker's pulling and pushing and cries of " One , and Two , and One and Two " . Perspir- ing copiously in his heavy underwear , Strecker did not convince me , even at arms ...
... heavy on our hands . After ten days of this hectic pace , someone coined a maxim that we thought summed up the ITS atmosphere fairly well : " If you stop for a leak you'll fall a week behind " . Nevertheless , morale was sky - high ...
... heavy rifle and bayonet away and saved his breath for running , because , under the sharp stimulus of fright , I was turning up take - off rpm ; but lugging his trusty weapons , and bawling " STOP " and " HALT " every few yards , it was ...
... heavy . But Strecker played it down , and soon we were talking about our forthcoming moves . The pilot trainees were to leave for High River on Sunday . We made ready , and we said our goodbyes . At the same time , Rod Dunphy , who had ...
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