Luck of a Lancaster : 107 operations, 240 crew, 103 of them killed in action
Thorburn, Gordon2013
Book
No 9 Squadron of Bomber Command converted from the Wellington to the Lancaster in August 1942. W4964 was the 70th Lanc to arrive on squadron, in mid April 1943. She flew her first op on the 20th, by which time No 9 had lost 41 of their Lancs to enemy action and another 5 had been transferred to other squadrons and lost by them. Only one of the 70 Lancs achieved over 100 ops: W4964 WS-J. During her career, well over 200 airmen flew in J. None were killed while doing so, but 103 of them died in other missions. This is their story, and the story of one lucky Lancaster.
Main title:
Luck of a Lancaster : 107 operations, 240 crew, 103 of them killed in action / Gordon Thorburn.
Author:
Thorburn, Gordon, author
Imprint:
Barnsley, South Yorkshire : Pen & Sword Aviation, 2013.Barnsley, South Yorkshire : Pen & Sword Aviation, 2013.
Collation:
xviii, 197 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:
9781781590737 (hbk)
Dewey class:
940.544941
Local class:
940.544941THO
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
1058596