Bomber Boys
Dramatic and True-Life Experiences over Occupied Europe, 1942-45
Mel Rolfe
Publication: April 2007
Price: £8.99 paperback
Size: 216 x 138mm
Pages: 256 with 16pp b/w photos
ISBN 1 904943 86 0 ISBN-13 978 1904943 86 1
Lancaster pilot Victor Wood’s aircraft arrived too early over Gelsenkirchen when the target was shrouded in darkness and the Main Force miles behind. His bomber was suddenly struck with terrifying force by flak and turned upside-down. An engine was on fire, the unconscious mid-upper gunner, slumped over his turret, was being sprayed with petrol and their bombload had been struck by shrapnel. Could Vic get his crew back to base safely?
Find out in Mel Rolfe’s expertly researched and narrated book, which records nineteen similarly exceptional stories as night after night young men went off on sorties, knowing the unpalatable truth that they might not see another dawn.
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‘Carefully researched, well-written, this is an impeccable text with good wartime photos.’
Aviation News
‘Well written accounts of the trials of aircrew. You will enjoy this one.’
Everyone’s War
‘Dramatically presented…the narrative flows without a pause. Of interest to the veteran and also the present-day reader who will find the tales at times incredible.’
Intercom, Journal of Bomber Command Association
Other books by Mel Rolfe: To Hell and Back, Hell on Earth, Flying into Hell, Gunning for the Enemy.