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Flying in Defiance of the Reich: A Lancaster Pilot's Rites of Passage Kindle Edition

by Peter Russell (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.1 out of 5 stars 59 ratings
This is the vivid memoir of a man who was twenty-one at the outbreak of World War II. Having joined the RAFVR before the war, he was mobilized in August 1939 and after training became operational on 233 Squadron Coastal Command flying Hudsons from Leuchars, Aldergrove and St Eval. After fourteen months he was rested and was tasked with training navigators for the impending enlargement of Bomber Command.In 1944 he joined 625 Squadron flying Lancasters over German targets and eventually took command of B Flight and was promoted Squadron Leader. His memories of the many raids, his crew and operational flying during this period until the end of the war are truly gripping. After the German capitulation, Peter joined Shield Force bound for the Far-east and the night bombing of Japan. However before they could become operational the atom bomb put an end to the war in that theater. His unit was redirected to relieve Hong Kong and the final chapters give a unique insight into how the Japanese garrison was replaced by British law and order. This was a purely land operation carried out by the RAF without the presence of the Army.
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  1. Print length
    436 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Pen & Sword Aviation
  4. Publication date
    November 13, 2007
  5. File size
    1.9 MB
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00DN5U1WG
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Pen & Sword Aviation; Reprint edition (November 13, 2007)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 13, 2007
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1.9 MB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 436 pages
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    4.1 out of 5 stars 59 ratings

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  • GR STE
    5.0 out of 5 stars A very good read.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 29, 2017
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    Among the best Bomber/Coastal WW 2 story I have ready (and I have read many). Would have wished to have seen a post script of what happened to Sqn Ldr Russell post war.
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  • james Parker
    4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 18, 2018
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    Good
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  • Ian Taylor
    3.0 out of 5 stars OK
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 8, 2016
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    Found last few chapters dull.Could have been a shorter ending No real info as to what decision of post war occupation was decided.
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  • Julian B.
    5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 17, 2019
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    This book was a very good read, went into details that aren’t often mentioned in other books of this era.
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  • Bernard Brace
    5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent read
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 9, 2017
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    Full of twists and turns but full of expressive language. Not just a war story full of historical facts more of a blend with human reality.
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