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B-24 Bridge Busters: RAF Liberators Over Burma [Kõva köide]

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  • Formaat: Hardback, 208 pages
  • Ilmumisaeg: 23-Jun-2016
  • Kirjastus: Fonthill Media Ltd
  • ISBN-10: 1781555192
  • ISBN-13: 9781781555194
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  • Formaat: Hardback, 208 pages
  • Ilmumisaeg: 23-Jun-2016
  • Kirjastus: Fonthill Media Ltd
  • ISBN-10: 1781555192
  • ISBN-13: 9781781555194
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One of the many wartime airmen who documented his day to day experiences in a diary, was RCAF navigator Jan Gellner. Prior to the outbreak of the Second World War, Jan was a lawyer practicing in the Czechoslovak town of Brno. With the outbreak of hostilities on the European continent, he went to Canada and trained as an air observer on the first course of the fledgling British Commonwealth Air Training Plan. Jan Gellner began his operational tour with No. 311 Czechoslovak (B) Squadron flying the venerable Vickers Wellington. It did not take long for Jan's abilities to shine, especially as an instructor in astro navigation. For his farrowing role in the attack on the German cruise Prinz Eugen, Jan received the coveted Distinguished Flying Cross. After an incredible 37 operations over occupied France and Germany, he became Operational Tour Expired. Jan was selected for pilot training and went to Canada. During his postwar service with the RCAF, he had a distinguished career as an administrative officer, retiring in 1958. Now a civilian, Jan turned to writing and became one of Canada's most knowledgeable and sought after aviation and military affairs journalist."
Acknowledgements 5(4)
Introduction 9(2)
1 The River Kwai
11(7)
2 The Invasion of Burma
18(8)
3 The Fight from India in Wellington Bombers, 1942--1944
26(22)
4 The Fight from India in B-24 Liberators, 1944
48(11)
5 The Thailand--Burma Japanese Railway Network
59(16)
6 Rama VI Bridge across the Menam Chao Phraya
75(6)
7 The Fight from India in B-24 Liberators, 1945
81(20)
8 159 Squadron: Pathfinding Bridge Busters
101(39)
9 159 Squadron: Japanese War Crimes
140(7)
Appendix I Eastern Air Command Personnel Structure 147(2)
Appendix II Map of Burma 149(1)
Appendix III Detailed Interpretation Report Burma--Thailand Railway 150(4)
Appendix IIIa Appendix to Interpretation Report 154(12)
Appendix IV Chronological Sequence of Allied Aerial Attacks upon the Bridges on the River Kwai 166(2)
Appendix V Listing of Commonwealth and British Air Crew who participated in Finally Destroying the Bridges on the River Kwai, 24 June 1945 168(5)
Appendix VI Gallantry Awards to a Number of 159 Squadron Recipients, 1944--1945 173(11)
Appendix VII Campaign Stars and Medals for Service over Burma 184(3)
Appendix VIII Gallantry Awards Allocated to Heavy Bomber Squadrons over Burma 187(2)
Bibliography and References 189
Colin Pateman lives in the South of England having spent his working life as a Police Officer, retiring after 32 years' service. His key roles were as a handler of specialist search dogs, a Home Office qualified instructor and later trained by the Royal Engineers to qualify as a Police Search Advisor. Colin is an avid collector of aviation memorabilia and gains great satisfaction from gathering and preserving personal accounts of pilots and aircrews of the Second World War. His other aviation related publications by Fonthill include 'Goldfish Caterpillars and Guinea pigs', 'Unwanted Hero', 'Unshackled Spirit' and 'Glorious in Solitude'.