Bomber Boys: Dramatic and True-Life Experiences Over Occupied Europe, 1942-45

By Mel Rolfe

Book Overview

Lancaster pilot Victor Wood's aircraft arrived too early over Gelsenkirchen when the target was shrouded in darkness and the Main Force miles behind.

His bomber was suddenly struck with terrifying force by flak and turned upside-down. An engine was on fire, the unconscious mid-upper gunner, slumped over his turret, was being sprayed with petrol and their bombload had been struck by shrapnel. Could Vic get his crew back to base safely?

Find out in Mel Rolfe's expertly researched and narrated book, which records nineteen similarly exceptional stories as night after night young men went off on sorties, knowing the unpalatable truth that they might not see another dawn.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1904943861
• ISBN13: 9781904943860
• Release Date: May 2007
• Publisher: Grub Street Publishing
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"