
Bomber Squadron
Men Who Flew with XV Squadron
Hardcover | 24 May 2019
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Bomber Squadron: Men Who Flew with XV relates the personal stories of a small number of these men, giving an insight to their anxious moments when flying on operational sorties, staring death in the face in the form of enemy night-fighters and ground fire, and relaxing with them during their off-duty hours. The book also reveals the motivations, emotions and personal attitudes of these men, who flew into combat on an almost nightly basis. Their stories encompass the whole six years of the war, over which period XV Squadron flew a range of different bomber aircraft including Fairey Battles, Bristol Blenheims, Vickers Wellingtons, Short Stirlings and Avro Lancasters.
About the Author
Martyn Ford-Jones has spent over thirty-six years studying the history of XV Squadron. During that time he has been privileged to meet, befriend and interview many of those who served with the squadron during the inter-war years, the Second World War and the post war years. He visited the squadron when they were based at RAF Laarbruch, West Germany, RAF Honington, Suffolk, after the first Gulf War and RAF Lossiemouth, Scotland, where he is an Honorary Member of the Officers' Mess. Ford-Jones resides in Wiltshire with his wife Valerie to whom he has been married for over fifty-two years.
Industry Reviews
"Each chapter is a quick, easy, mesmerizing read, and the end of this book comes too soon...Highly recommended if you are an aviation buff..."-- "IPMS/USA"
ISBN: 9781781557082
ISBN-10: 178155708X
Published: 24th May 2019
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Number of Pages: 272
Audience: General Adult
Publisher: FONTHILL
Country of Publication: GB
Dimensions (cm): 23.9 x 16.3 x 2.3
Weight (kg): 0.73
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