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Dambuster-in-Chief: The Life of Air Chief Marshal Sir Ralph Cochrane Kindle Edition
Ralph Cochrane was born in 1895 into a distinguished naval family. After joining the Royal Navy, he volunteered in 1915 to serve with the RNAS in airships and was an early winner of the Air Force Cross. In 1918 he transferred to the fledgling RAF and learned to fly, serving in Iraq as a flight commander under “Bomber” Harris. His inter-war career saw him as a squadron commander in Aden before he became the first Chief of Air Staff of the Royal New Zealand Air Force. During the Second World War he served mainly in Bomber Command and commanded 5 Group from early 1943. He formed 617 Squadron and was instrumental in planning the legendary Dambuster Raid, the most spectacular of the War, as well as the sinking of the battleship Tirpitz. An inspirational leader, he trained 5 Group in low level target marking skills.
Post war, Cochrane held a string of senior appointments commanding Transport Command, Flying Training Command and finally as Vice Chief of Air Staff, retiring in 1952. He died in 1977.
“A brilliantly researched biography of a fascinating fighter . . . adds a new name to rank alongside Great Britain’s most heroic warriors.” —Argunners
“The Dambusters is one of my absolute favourite stories from WWII . . . and this bio of Cochrane tells the story of an extraordinary man. Brilliant.” —Books Monthly
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherPen & Sword Aviation
- Publication dateDecember 30, 2020
- File size21034 KB
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About the Author
Richard and his wife live in Gloucestershire and he has two grown-up sons.
Product details
- ASIN : B08L3JBFVT
- Publisher : Pen & Sword Aviation (December 30, 2020)
- Publication date : December 30, 2020
- Language : English
- File size : 21034 KB
- Text-to-Speech : Enabled
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
- X-Ray : Not Enabled
- Word Wise : Enabled
- Print length : 419 pages
- Best Sellers Rank: #2,850,615 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #370 in Aviation & Nautical Biographies & Memoirs
- #456 in Biographies of the Iraq War
- #518 in Biographies of World War I
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- patrick russellReviewed in the United Kingdom on October 20, 2022
5.0 out of 5 stars A very good read
Richard Mead has produced a superb biography of a leader who held many commands during world war two. He was there when it mattered, and afterwards as Vice Chief of the Air Staff under Sir John Slessor. This book is in good company with the author's biography of Sam Elworthy. Well worth reading
- Steven FordReviewed in the United Kingdom on December 20, 2020
5.0 out of 5 stars Very readable
This is a very readable account of a man who very few of us would have been aware.
Well written and researched
- E J NorwichReviewed in the United Kingdom on January 30, 2021
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
Well written, full of detail, really gave you a feel of the man.