Bombers Over Berlin: The RAF Offensive November 1943 - March 1944

By Alan W. Cooper

First released to acclaim in 1985, this booklet is determined to be a well timed unencumber, in keeping with the seventieth Anniversary of the outset of the Raids, close to coming near near in November 2013. Berlin itself used to be 'the immense City'. It was once deep within the middle of Germany and seriously defended with flak and evening opponents, not just since it was once the executive capital but in addition since it was once very important for the German struggle creation laptop. Heavy losses should be anticipated on any raid to Berlin. So while the curtain used to be swept again at the briefing map to bare the pink ribbon stretching in the direction of Berlin there has been additional pressure for the bomber crews. among November 1943 and March 1944, Berlin used to be the objective at the least 16 instances. 9,112 sorties have been flown and 495 plane have been lost.

As in his past books, Alan Cooper has painstakingly researched all of the information of the raids, telling the tales of person crews who flew on them, of these who again properly and people who have been shot down, turning into POWs or evading trap, both returning to the united kingdom or ultimate at huge in occupied Europe. He tells of the heroism of the pilots and crews grappling with seriously -loaded bombers opposed to evening opponents, usually nursing afflicted plane again to base, with many failing to return.

Acclaim for Bombers Over Berlin:

“What makes this ebook so striking and engaging is its anthology of brief yet photograph bills of the rigors and tribulations of the handfuls of bomber crews involved...Bombers Over Berlin is exclusive in its compilations of this type of huge variety of own anecdotes masking the risks of sustained fighter and flak attacks...a completely good researched chronicle” Ken Batchelor, former Chairman of the Bomber Command organization.

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A. Rydings POW Stalag 357 Squadron and plane staff F/0 A. R. B. Shcrock POW P/O A. Kennedy POW Stalag LIII 463 Sqdn: Lanc ME 563 group buried in Berlin. Crashed Teltar region F/O A. J. D. Leslie RAAF Killed age 26 P/O T. V. Finn Killed F/Sgt D. G. Barnett Killed Sgt R. R. Jones Killed F/O F. S. G. Chidgery Killed Sgt A. Wiggins Killed Sgt J. Falconer Killed 467 Sqdn: Lanc JA 860-C2 these killed buried in Poznan, Poland. F/Sgt W. R. McLachlan RAAF Killed age 23 Sgt W. V. Murray Killed Sgt J. M. Jones Killed Sgt R. C. Yates Killed F/Sgt R. J. Rofe RAAF POW Stalag 357 F/Sgt S. W. A. Jonas RAAF POW Sgt R. D.

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