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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... landed reasonably well , and Pearson sent me round again . I began to feel that he was in a sadistic mood , since he had chosen to spoil what was obviously going to be a good landing . Again I made a normal approach and a reasonable landing ...
... landing practice , and cross - wind landings and take - offs . The first hurdle to be surmounted after one had soloed was the 20 - hour check . This was administered by a testing officer , and covered all the basic skills imparted by ...
... landed into wind , everything was ticketyboo . I made a good landing , and taxied back to the line . As soon as I had switched off and we'd climbed out , I spoke to Stone : " How did I make out , sir ? " He looked at me in a friendly ...
... landings ( which required a check of the aircraft ) or ground loops in which a wing tip had dragged . A cadet named ... landing without any trouble , for as I skimmed down for a closer look he climbed out of his Tiger and waved at me to ...
... landing and precautionary landing practice , five hours night flying ( all dual ) , and some 20 or more hours of aerobatics . Our final test at Elementary was the 60 - hour check , administered shortly after one had amassed that total ...
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