Joe Bamford: 4 books
Surviving the Skies
A Night Bomber Pilot in the Great War
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2012
Captain Stephen Wynn Vickers joined the Cheshire Regiment in August 1914, but after being badly wounded, he remustered to the RFC (Royal Flying Corps). While other young pilots were killed or injured almost as soon as they got their wings, Captain Vickers survived numerous crash and forced landings....
Flying Blind
The Story of a Second World War Night Fighter Pilot
Language: English
Release Date: September 23, 2017
Bryan Wild joined the RAF in 1940, a raw recruit not long out of school. Over the next five years, he flew fourteen different types of aircraft and saw action over Britain, North Africa, the Mediterranean and Germany. His memoirs capture the daily life of an ordinary RAF pilot: the thrill of flying...
Devotion to a Calling
Far-East Flying and Survival with 62 Squadron RAF
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2010
Harley Boxall was awarded his RAF wings on 3 October 1936 and was posted to 40 Squadron flying Hawker Hinds. On 1 April 1937 he was posted to Bircham Newton in Norfolk to train with 206 Squadron which was a General Reconnaissance and Training unit equipped with the Avro Anson. He then joined 62 Squadron...
by Joe Bamford
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 1990
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 1990
On Sunday, 30 July 1944, Lancaster PB304 cra shed on the banks of the River Irwell at Salford. This book traces the history of the 7 airmen who died & follows them t hrough training & operations they completed in the 2 weeks b efore their deaths. '