Bomber command 1939-1940

Bomber command 1939-1940: the war before the war

by Thorburn, Gordon

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For Bomber Command, the term ''Phoney War'' never really meant much. Five Blenheims of 107 Squadron were among the blood and bullets the day after war was declared and only one came back. On 14 December 1939, in a disastrous raid on shipping, 99 Squadron lost six Wellingtons with only three survivors out of thirty-six crew. Even worse, in the biggest air battle so far, 18 December, Wilhelmshaven, five Wellingtons of 9 Squadron went down, four of 37 Squadron and two of 149 Squadron. Bomber Comma…

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Title Statements

  • Full title :Bomber command 1939-1940 : the war before the war / Gordon Thorburn.

Summary

For Bomber Command, the term ''Phoney War'' never really meant much. Five Blenheims of 107 Squadron were among the blood and bullets the day after war was declared and only one came back. On 14 December 1939, in a disastrous raid on shipping, 99 Squadron lost six Wellingtons with only three survivors out of thirty-six crew. Even worse, in the biggest air battle so far, 18 December, Wilhelmshaven, five Wellingtons of 9 Squadron went down, four of 37 Squadron and two of 149 Squadron. Bomber Command lost sixty-eight aircraft and crews in action in the four war months of 1939, and a further sevent.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2013.

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Pen & Sword Aviation
  • Place of Publication:Barnsley
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:2013.

The Physical Object

  • Description:1 online resource (vii, 173 pages) : : illustrations (black and white)

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9781473830974, 1473830974
  • oclc:ocn890146476
  • LC Classification:D786
  • Dewey Decimal:940.544941

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements; Chapter 1 But will these bombers get through?; Chapter 2 So. Are we ready?; Chapter 3 How bad can it get?; Chapter 4 The battle of Heligoland; Chapter 5 Norway in the Spring; Chapter 6 Blitzkrieg; Chapter 7 Gloves off; Chapter 8 One war ends and another begins; Bibliography.

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Subjects

Germany Germany -- History -- Bombardment, 1940… Great Britain., Royal Air Force Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 -- Opération… History HISTORY -- Western. -- Europe Military operations, Aerial -- British World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operatio…

Writers

Thorburn, Gordon

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