Flying in Defiance of the Reich: A Lancaster Pilot's Rites of Passage

by Peter Russell

This is the vivid memoir of a young man who served with both Coastal Command and Bomber Command throughout the Second World War. Having joined the RAFVR before the war, Peter Russell was mobilized in August 1939 and, after training, became operational with Coastal Command's 233 Squadron flying Lockheed Hudsons from Leuchars, Aldergrove and St Eval in Britain's battle for survival in the Atlantic.

After fourteen months Peter was rested and tasked...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 152676668X
• ISBN13: 9781526766687
• Release Date: April 2020
• Publisher: Pen and Sword Aviation
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"