Tales of Lancasters and Other Aircraft: Dangerous Skies in the Second World War

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Tales of Lancasters and Other Aircraft

by George Culling

Collated tales from comrades combined with the author's own to preserve some of the unexpected, inconvenient, dangerous, and often downright bizarre experiences that frequently typified daily life for airmen in the Second World War.

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Of every 100 operational airmen in World War Two, 9 were killed flying in England and 3 severely injured in crashes, so non operational casualties were significant in numbers, over 15,000. Operational casualties were of course chillingly grim – over 56,000 airmen died in the Second World War, over half those involved. George Culling was a nineteenyearold Lancaster navigator whose own experiences often involved battling tricky and dangerous conditions. Fascinated by the everpresent dangers for airmen even well away from combat, he has collated tales from comrades and combined them with his own to preserve some of the unexpected, inconvenient, dangerous, and often downright bizarre experiences that frequently typified daily life for airman in the Second World War. AUTHOR: George Culling is now a nonagenarian who has belatedly set down his accounts of bizarre experiences at war when as nineteen year old he navigated a Lancaster on flights of up to 10 hours using only the stars to plot their position. He became an expert in astronavigation after the war ended before spending a long career in teaching. SELLING POINTS: . Collated by George Culling, who navigated Lancasters on 10-hour flights using only the stars to fix position . Experiences include low oxygen, ice 6-inches thick on aircraft wings, electrical storms, baling out, being taken prisoner, and exploding thermos flasks! . Featuring such aircraft as Wellingtons, Lancasters, Ansons and Tiger Moths 20 b/w illustrations

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A collection of true stories from a variety of airmen who served during WWII.

Author Biography

GEORGE CULLING set down his own accounts, plus those of his friends, recording their bizarre experiences at war. As a nineteen year old, he navigated a Lancaster on flights of up to 10 hours using only the stars to plot their position. He became an expert in astro-navigation after the war ended before spending a long career in teaching.

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Some of the unexpected, inconvenient, dangerous, and often downright bizarre experiences that frequently typified daily life for airmen in the Second World War

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Of every 100 operational airmen in World War Two, 9 were killed flying in England and 3 severely injured in crashes, so non-operational casualties were significant in numbers, over 15,000. Operational casualties were of course chillingly grim - over 56,000 airmen died in the Second World War, over half those involved. George Culling was a nineteen-year-old Lancaster navigator whose own experiences often involved battling tricky and dangerous conditions. Fascinated by the ever-present dangers for airmen even well away from combat, he has collated tales from comrades and combined them with his own to preserve some of the unexpected, inconvenient, dangerous, and often downright bizarre experiences that frequently typified daily life for airmen in the Second World War.

Details ISBN0750979720 Author George Culling Pages 176 Publisher The History Press Ltd Year 2017 ISBN-10 0750979720 ISBN-13 9780750979726 Format Hardcover Imprint The History Press Ltd Subtitle Dangerous Skies in the Second World War Place of Publication Stroud Country of Publication United Kingdom Media Book DEWEY 940.544941 Illustrations 20 Illustrations, black and white Publication Date 2017-07-03 Short Title Tales of Lancasters and Other Aircraft Language English UK Release Date 2017-07-03 AU Release Date 2017-07-03 NZ Release Date 2017-07-03 Alternative 9781803994550 Audience General

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  • Condition: Brand new
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-13: 9780750979726
  • Author: George Culling
  • Book Title: Tales of Lancasters and Other Aircraft

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