The complete dambusters : the 133 men who flew on the dams raid /: the 133 men who flew on the dams raid. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Charles Foster.
• Authors: Foster, Charles
• Contents: Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Chapter 1: Introduction; A note on RAF structures and training; Chapter 2: Planning the raid; Chapter 3: Selecting the aircrew; Chapter 4: Finalising the crews; Crew 1: Wg Cdr G.P. Gibson DSO and Bar, DFC and Bar; Crew 2: Flt Lt J.V. Hopgood DFC and Bar; Crew 3: Flt Lt H.B. Martin DFC; Crew 4: Sqn Ldr H.M. Young DFC and Bar; Crew 5: Flt Lt D.J.H. Maltby DFC; Crew 6: Flt Lt D.J. Shannon DFC; Crew 7: Sqn Ldr H.E. Maudslay DFC; Crew 8: Flt Lt W. Astell DFC; Crew 9: Plt Off L.G. Knight; Crew 10: Flt Lt R.N.G. Barlow DFC; Crew 11: Flt Lt J.L. Munro Crew 12: Plt Off V.W. ByersCrew 13: Plt Off G. Rice; Crew 14: Flt Lt J.C. McCarthy DFC; Crew 15: Plt Off W. Ottley DFC; Crew 16: Plt Off L.J. Burpee DFM; Crew 17: Flt Sgt K.W. Brown; Crew 18: Flt Sgt W.C. Townsend DFM; Crew 19: Flt Sgt C.T. Anderson; Chapter 5: Training for the raid; Chapter 6: Operation Chastise; Wave One: Attacks on the Möhne and Eder Dams; Wave Two: Attacks on the Sorpe Dam; Wave Three: Mobile reserve; Chapter 7: The men who flew on the Dams Raid; CREW 1 AJ-G: First aircraft to attack the Möhne Dam. Returned safely.; Pilot: Wg Cdr G.P. Gibson DSO and Bar, DFC and Bar Flight engineer: Sgt J. PulfordNavigator: Plt Off H.T. Taerum; Wireless operator: Flt Lt R.E.G. Hutchison DFC; Bomb aimer: Plt Off F.M. Spafford DFM; Front gunner: Flt Sgt G.A. Deering; Rear gunner: Flt Lt R.D. Trevor-Roper DFM; CREW 2 AJ-M: Second aircraft to attack the Möhne Dam. Shot down.; Pilot: Flt Lt J.V. Hopgood DFC and Bar; Flight engineer: Sgt C.C. Brennan; Navigator: Flg Off K. Earnshaw; Wireless operator: Sgt J.W. Minchin; Bomb aimer: Flt Sgt J.W. Fraser; Front gunner: Plt Off G.H.F.G. Gregory DFM; Rear gunner: Plt Off A.F. Burcher DFM CREW 3 AJ-P: Third aircraft to attack the Möhne Dam. Returned safely. Pilot: Flt Lt H.B. Martin DFC; Flight engineer: Plt Off I. Whittaker; Navigator: Flt Lt J.F. Leggo DFC; Wireless operator: Flg Off L. Chambers; Bomb aimer: Flt Lt R.C. Hay DFC; Front gunner: Plt Off B.T. Foxlee DFM; Rear gunner: Flt Sgt T.D. Simpson; CREW 4 AJ-A: Fourth aircraft to attack the Möhne Dam. Shot down.; Pilot: Sqn Ldr H.M. Young DFC and Bar; Flight engineer: Sgt D.T. Horsfall; Navigator: Flt Sgt C.W. Roberts; Wireless operator: Sgt L.W. Nichols; Bomb aimer: Flg Off V.S. MacCausland; Front gunner: Sgt G.A. Yeo Rear gunner: Sgt W. IbbotsonCREW 5 AJ-J: Fifth aircraft to attack the Möhne Dam. Returned safely.; Pilot: Flt Lt D.J.H. Maltby DFC; Flight engineer: Sgt W. Hatton; Navigator: Sgt V. Nicholson; Wireless operator: Sgt A.J.B. Stone; Bomb aimer: Plt Off J. Fort; Front gunner: Sgt V. Hill; Rear gunner: Sgt H.T. Simmonds; CREW 6 AJ-L: First aircraft to attack the Eder Dam. Returned safely.; Pilot: Flt Lt D.J. Shannon DFC; Flight engineer: Sgt R.J. Henderson; Navigator: Flg Off D.R. Walker DFC; Wireless operator: Flg Off B. Goodale DFC; Bomb aimer: Flt Sgt L.J. Sumpter; Front gunner: Sgt B. Jagger
• Publisher Details: Stroud, Gloucestershire : History Press
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 940.54/49410922; World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, British; Dams -- Germany (West) -- History -- 20th century; Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 -- Opérations aériennes britanniques; HISTORY -- Europe -- Western; Military operations, Aerial -- British; Dams; Armed Forces -- Airmen; Germany (West); Biography; Biographies; History; Biographies; Biographies; Airmen; Biography
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780750988483; 0750988487
• Related ISBNs: 9780750988087
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed June 22, 2018).
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