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Gordon Thorburn Bomber Command, 1939–1940 (Paperback). Author: Gordon Thorburn. 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 seventy-eight in accidents. Further DetailsTitle: Bomber Command, 1939–1940 Condition: New Description: 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 seventy-eight in accidents. In the months up to the French surrender, losses rose spectacularly as the Germans triumphed wherever they went. In a few hours on 14 May, resisting the Blitzkrieg, forty-seven Fairey Battles and Bristol Blenheims were shot from the sky. Through the Scandinavian defence, in France and Belgium, at Dunkirk and, at last, over Germany, for Bomber Command there was no Phoney War. It was real war from the start. Author: Gordon Thorburn EAN: 9781399077941 Format: Paperback ISBN: 9781399077941 Publisher: Pen & Sword Aviation Release Date: 05/21/2024 Language: English Country/Region of Manufacture: GB Item Height: 234mm Genre: History Subtitle: The War Before the War Item Length: 156mm Topic: Military History Release Year: 2024 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
