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Fighter! Fighter! Corkscrew Port!: Vivid Memories of Bomber Aircrew in World War Two Kindle Edition

by Pat Cunningham (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.1 out of 5 stars 94 ratings
The young men who flew with RAF Bomber Command in World War Two were a complex mixture of individuals but they all shared the gift of teamwork. A crew of seven may have comprised all non-commissioned men and some crews included commissioned officers but not always flying as pilots. The outstanding fact was that each man relied on every other member of his crew to return from each mission safely.This book contains ten intriguing reminiscences of bomber aircrew; some were pilots, others navigators, flight engineers, bomb-aimers or gunners. They flew as both commissioned or NCO airmen. Understandably, a common problem was that of coping with fear. Many former aircrew hold that anyone who claims to have felt no fear on operations is either lying or has allowed the years to blank out that fear. But there are a few who do maintain that they never felt afraid. For the majority, though, handling fear was something to be worked out by the individual. Some hit the bottle, others womanized to excess; others tightened the gut and bit the lip; or drew the curtain and focused upon the plotting table or the wireless set. The passing years may have silvered what hair remains, dulled the eye that formerly registered on the merest speck; lent a quiver to the hand that once controlled the stick, penciled in the track, manipulated the tuning dial, set the bombsight, tapped the gauge, or rotated the turret. And yet for all the attributes of age their irrepressible youthfulness shines through.
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  1. Print length
    349 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Pen & Sword Aviation
  4. Publication date
    April 19, 2012
  5. File size
    19.9 MB
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Pat Cunningham flew with the RAF 1951-73. He is closely involved with the Aircrew Association, the members of which have supplied the wartime accounts within this book.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00DN5U8HO
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Pen & Sword Aviation (April 19, 2012)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 19, 2012
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 19.9 MB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 349 pages
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  • PJ Mann
    5.0 out of 5 stars Whatever the rights or wrongs of the WW2 Bombing Campaign there is no doubt of the courage with which the crews went into terrib
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 8, 2014
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    A valuable reminder of the debt we owe to Bomber Command. Whatever the rights or wrongs of the WW2 Bombing Campaign there is no doubt of the courage with which the crews went into terrible danger and hardship night after night. It is quite possible, I would say probable, that the Nazis would have won the war without their efforts.

    I have no family connections with the RAF but that does not diminish my huge admiration for those guys and my sadness that, for political reasons, it took so long for their contribution to be acknowledged.
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  • Richard
    4.0 out of 5 stars Good Read
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 18, 2016
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    Very enjoyable book, I have always enjoyed reading personal accounts of everyday people when they had to step up to the mark and be counted. This book doesn't disappoint and is well written. Definitely worth a read for anyone interested in World War 2.
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  • David Cotton
    3.0 out of 5 stars Not very exciting
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 9, 2014
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    I was expecting stories of the standard featured in Martin Middlebrook books. Unfortunately most of the stories in the book were not up to that standard and not very exciting to read.
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  • DB
    5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent book telling the remarkable stories of men who 'did ...
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 11, 2014
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    An excellent book telling the remarkable stories of men who 'did their bit' for their country. I particularly like personal accounts and to see their stories brought up to date with recent photos added to the book. Definitely recommended
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  • Ian Reid
    5.0 out of 5 stars Aircrew memories
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 25, 2014
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    Always of great interest that so many former aircrews relate their experiences.
    It cover not only Bomber Command but other areas such as Coastal and also other theatres of war.
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