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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... practice with the group produced a surprise for me that , for the first hour at least , threatened to destroy my usefulness . It came in the form of a burly French - Canadian mechanic with huge hands and knuckles , who would physically ...
... . Our band travelled in two small vans . When I sensed that the party was about due to break up , it was my practice to address three or four seemingly nonchalant questions to each van driver , then , 7 Enlistment — The RCAF.
... practice on " Yes Sir " , that if I became any more proficient I ran the risk of embarrassing the local belles by making them appear clumsy . At the dance that night I did not embarrass any of the local girls with my newly acquired ...
... practice and taking control himself to give the pupil a rest . That was common practice , and so was what followed . Without warning he had pulled the Anson up vertically into a heart - stopping stall turn . I gripped the stanchion ...
... practice had grown up whereby the fortunate cadets who had successfully completed all their flying tests at Elementary would prove their prowess by low - flying over and around the Duke's ranch . Unauthorized low - flying was strictly ...
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