There have been several books published about the wartime experiences
of individual air gunners but there is no general history of Air
Gunners, their equipment, training or service in the various RAF
Commands in which they served. This book explains in great detail how
and why the trade of air gunner was developed at the outset of World
War II. Chapters include the history of the guns and turrets, the
famous gunners, outstanding bravery during major raids, flying with
Coastal Command, Bomber Command and overseas operations. It also
includes the history of Air Gunners who became prisoners of war,
outstanding bravery awards and American air gunners such as Clark
Gable, John Huston and Charlton Heston. It includes many first-hand
accounts of wartime combat as seen from the gun turret in the heat of
battle. Air Gunners, tail-end Charleys in particular, have always been
popular wartime heroes as they flew in their isolated positions
protecting their aircraft from enemy fighter attack in the skies over
war torn Europe.
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ISBN
9781783409143
Publisert
2014
Utgiver
Vendor
Pen & Sword Aviation (ORIM)
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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