Description
W.R. Chorley’s definitive record of Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War have been reprinted and are now presented in a larger format than previously. All nine volumes of this iconic work will be available in this series.
During the course of the Second World War, some 55,573 members of Royal Air Force Bomber Command became fatal casualties and a further 18,000 were wounded or became prisoners of war. Over one third of these casualties occurred in one year – 1943.
1943 was also the year that saw the ‘Battle of the Ruhr’, the daring raid on the dams, attacks on Hamburg and on the secret rocket establishment at Peenemunde, as well as phase one of what was to prove a very tough ‘Battle of Berlin’. It was also the year that saw Italy’s exit from the war.
In this volume there are details of 3,100 individual aircraft losses in the European Theatre of Operations. The entries appear in date order, together with the unit, aircraft type, serial, crew list, and the circumstances in which the loss occurred. There are also extensive Appendices.
This sobering record is a testimony to the unselfish sacrifice made by thousands of young men, who came from all corners of the British Empire and from the occupied countries, to help in the fight to free Europe from the tyrannical grip of Hitler’s Third Reich.
Details
Publisher - Aviation Books Ltd.
Language - English
Perfect Bound
Contributors
By author
William R Chorley
Published Date - 2025-07-25
ISBN - 9781915335630
Dimensions - 29.7 x 21 x 2.8 cm
Page Count - 496
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