RAF Liberators Over Burma

Flying With 159 Squadron

Nonfiction, History, Military, Pictorial, Strategy, Aviation
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Author: Bill Kirkness, Matt Poole ISBN: 1230001994179
Publisher: Fonthill Media Publication: November 7, 2017
Imprint: Language: English
Author: Bill Kirkness, Matt Poole
ISBN: 1230001994179
Publisher: Fonthill Media
Publication: November 7, 2017
Imprint:
Language: English

The RAF air war versus Japan in the Far East is grossly under-represented in print; the Kirkness memoir lessens this gap with its valuable contributions
Thirty-two combat ops may seem like too many to individually chronicle in a single memoir; however, each op’s narrative is compellingly, and uniquely, presented and the cumulative result is that Kirkness’ final, harrowing, op is the most riveting of them all
Lavishly illustrated with previously unpublished photographs

RAF wireless operator/air gunner Bill ‘Enoch’ Kirkness flew thirty-two B-24 Liberator bomber sorties, twenty-eight of which were against Japanese targets in Burma. He was credited with downing the night fighter that killed a crewmate and severely damaged his Liberator; his aircraft’s crash landing abruptly ending his first tour. Bill was subsequently awarded a Distinguished Flying Medal.

His memoir of Wellington ferry flights, Liberator training, and ops with 159 Squadron typifies aspects of the human spirit, which any young man immersed within such a conflict would have likely experienced. Bill wore his heart, not just his sergeant’s stripes, on his sleeve. His story is a compelling, dignified account of an average man’s war from 1942 into 1944 in the UK, the Mediterranean, Africa, and onwards through his first operational tour based in India.

Matt Poole, an expert on 159 Squadron and RAF Liberator activities against the Japanese, seamlessly enhances Bill’s narrative with added historical detail. Although Bill passed away in 1994, Matt vowed, in retirement, to help bring the memoir to a wider audience.

THE AUTHORS

As an RAF wireless operator/air gunner, the late Bill ‘Enoch’ Kirkness DFM of Horsforth, West Yorkshire, flew seventy-two ops from India on two tours, the first in a B-24 Liberator bombing role and the second primarily on air sea rescue assignments aboard Catalinas and Liberators. Post-war, he owned a signwriting business and hobby shop, Models and Militaria, and was a ham radio enthusiast.

Matt Poole, a retired US government geospatial analyst, has researched RAF Liberator operations in the Far East since 1990.

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The RAF air war versus Japan in the Far East is grossly under-represented in print; the Kirkness memoir lessens this gap with its valuable contributions
Thirty-two combat ops may seem like too many to individually chronicle in a single memoir; however, each op’s narrative is compellingly, and uniquely, presented and the cumulative result is that Kirkness’ final, harrowing, op is the most riveting of them all
Lavishly illustrated with previously unpublished photographs

RAF wireless operator/air gunner Bill ‘Enoch’ Kirkness flew thirty-two B-24 Liberator bomber sorties, twenty-eight of which were against Japanese targets in Burma. He was credited with downing the night fighter that killed a crewmate and severely damaged his Liberator; his aircraft’s crash landing abruptly ending his first tour. Bill was subsequently awarded a Distinguished Flying Medal.

His memoir of Wellington ferry flights, Liberator training, and ops with 159 Squadron typifies aspects of the human spirit, which any young man immersed within such a conflict would have likely experienced. Bill wore his heart, not just his sergeant’s stripes, on his sleeve. His story is a compelling, dignified account of an average man’s war from 1942 into 1944 in the UK, the Mediterranean, Africa, and onwards through his first operational tour based in India.

Matt Poole, an expert on 159 Squadron and RAF Liberator activities against the Japanese, seamlessly enhances Bill’s narrative with added historical detail. Although Bill passed away in 1994, Matt vowed, in retirement, to help bring the memoir to a wider audience.

THE AUTHORS

As an RAF wireless operator/air gunner, the late Bill ‘Enoch’ Kirkness DFM of Horsforth, West Yorkshire, flew seventy-two ops from India on two tours, the first in a B-24 Liberator bombing role and the second primarily on air sea rescue assignments aboard Catalinas and Liberators. Post-war, he owned a signwriting business and hobby shop, Models and Militaria, and was a ham radio enthusiast.

Matt Poole, a retired US government geospatial analyst, has researched RAF Liberator operations in the Far East since 1990.

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