Aviation historians will know that the Avro Lancaster bomber is the
most famous aircraft to have fought with RAF Bomber Command during
World War Two. They will know too that, of the 7,366 that were built,
over 3,400 were lost on operations and a further 200 plus were
destroyed and written-off in crashes. Operational sorties flown
totalled more than 156,000, carrying over 600,000 tons of bombs to
targets all over Europe. But this came at a terrible cost. With
extensive losses on some night operations, occurring when bombers were
pitted against a dedicated German night-fighter arm (as well as
anti-aircraft fire) it is not surprising, or even incredible, that
just 35 Lancasters managed to complete 100 or more sorties during the
course of the war. A number of them actually achieved well over one
hundred sorties, and a few were tragically lost after reaching this
amazing figure.This book covers the history of these 35 incredible
Lancasters, featuring many photographs of both aircraft and crew
members drawn together in an effort to create a photographic record of
these veterans. In addition, there is a section dedicated to many
Lancasters that, whilst not achieving this almost magic total, either
through eventual loss or the ending of the war, did achieve a large
number of operations. Pictures of these have been added so that their
achievements, as well as the achievements of the crews who flew in
them, can be viewed together.
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ISBN
9781473847279
Publisert
2016
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Vendor
Pen & Sword Aviation (ORIM)
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
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Product format
Digital bok
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