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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... seemed to work out quite that way for Mr. Whipple . The first time I ever came across the trio in action , a freezing gusty afternoon two days after Strecker and Robbie had launched their new careers in the electrical world , they were ...
... seemed impeccable . We got lots of drill at ITS , and when the platoons were on parade , it showed . On this occasion , there were many people on both sides of the street standing and watching us march past . Out of a clear blue sky ...
... seemed to thaw a little , and began asking me in a more sociable manner questions about my background and interests . I left after 15 minutes , highly upset at the thought that I might be denied a chance to go to a pilots school . I had ...
... seemed to me that the moment I got the rudder centered and stopped the Tiger's yawing , two or three other problems appeared : the nose crept too high , or too low , causing the rate - of - climb indicator to rear up or sag accordingly ...
... seemed to think it odd ; but if a band had struck up " Nearer My God To Thee " one could have visualized himself in the third class lounge of the Titanic at the moment of the grand finale . Two weeks later the High River again ...
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