Tail Gunner: 98 Raids in World War II. Questo articolo non è disponibile.Tail Gunner: 98 Raids in World War II

Physical description; 158 p., 12 p. of plates : ill., facsim., ports. ; 24 cm. Notes; Includes index. Summary; By the close of World War II, Flight Lieutenant Chan Chandler had flown a remarkable 98 missions, 65 of them with No 49 Squadron and 28 with the famous Dambuster Squadron, No 617. In addition he flew five trips with No 1 Photo FU. His career started early in the war, flying the twin-engined Handley Page Hampden, an aircraft that did not boast any power-operated gun turrets and which was particularly vulnerable in the presence of night-fighters. Later, he moved into the lonely end of the venerable Avro Lancaster. In that aeroplane the tail turret was power driven and boasted four .303in (7.7mm) guns. Chandler describes in vivid detail the experience of the remote tail gunner's position, what it was like to be cramped into a perspex cocoon for seven hours, your only link with the crew via RT. This is a vivid recollection of life with Bomber Command and, more significantly, life with 617 Squadron under Leonard Cheshire, VC. Subjects; Chandler, Chan (1921-). Great Britain. Royal Air Force - History. Great Britain. Royal Air Force. Bomber Command - Aerial gunners - Biography. World War, (1939-1945) - Aerial operations, British. World War, (1939-1945) - Personal narratives, British. air fighting. air warfare. autobiography, individual. personal experiences. Aerial operations over Germany (1914-1918), (1939-1945). individual squadron histories. bomber operations. second world war, aerial bomber operations over germany. air offensive over germany. bomber offensive, general accounts. bombing of germany, general. raf film unit. dam busters. Royal Air Force, 617 Squadron. 49 Sqdn. 1 Film Photographic Unit. Air forces & warfare ; Military history ; Battles & campaigns ; World history: Second World War ; British & Irish history: Second World War ; Weapons & equipment ; Aircraft: general interest. Aerial operations, British ; Personal narratives, British.