A Thousand Shall Fall

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A Thousand Shall Fall

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Gents,

One of the best books on Bomber Command ( in my opinion, just in case I upset someone :lol: :lol: :lol
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504 pages [/b]Publisher: Stoddart Publishing,Canada; New edition edition (1 Oct 1998)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0773759670
ISBN-13: 978-0773759671
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I've just finished reading this book and I totally agree. A Sterling effort from a Stirling pilot. Murray Peden's book gives a fantastic insight into EATS training in Canada. It has answered a lot of questions as to what went on at the various stages of training. It was also good to hear from a bomber pilot who didn't fly Lancasters. His description of his tour on Stirlings and then Fortresses and his time in 100 Group was well worth the read. It was only the chapter on his time as an instructor that did not live up to the quality of the rest of the book. It was merely a series of anecdotes, but, as he says, that would have been for another book.
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Hello gents,
Kerry, being that your here in Oz, did you buy it locally or online?
Cheers,
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I got mine through that South American river place John - fairly cheap paperback and the print quality's appalling for some of the photos, but the words are the important part.
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John, I got mine through Kobo for my e-reader.
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kookabat wrote:I got mine through that South American river place John - fairly cheap paperback and the print quality's appalling for some of the photos, but the words are the important part.
Adam, I had to think twice, ok, make that three times before the penny dropped ...............( it is Sunday, the day of rest )
Kerry, thanks too mate for your advice.

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That's an interesting book cover. I have a great-uncle who flew and died in a BU-H (BF330), though I appreciate there were a number of Stirlings which carried the BU-H markings. Does the book include a period with 214 Squadron? (214 flew Wellingtons then Stirlings before switching to the Flying Fortress).
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Yes it does cover 214 with the author flying Stirlings and then Fortresses.
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RobertBrown wrote:That's an interesting book cover. I have a great-uncle who flew and died in a BU-H (BF330), though I appreciate there were a number of Stirlings which carried the BU-H markings. Does the book include a period with 214 Squadron? (214 flew Wellingtons then Stirlings before switching to the Flying Fortress).
Having posted hundreds of images, hope I can remember where I saw the images of BU-H.
I will have a look over the next few days.
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K4KittyCrew wrote:
RobertBrown wrote:That's an interesting book cover. I have a great-uncle who flew and died in a BU-H (BF330), though I appreciate there were a number of Stirlings which carried the BU-H markings. Does the book include a period with 214 Squadron? (214 flew Wellingtons then Stirlings before switching to the Flying Fortress).
Having posted hundreds of images, hope I can remember where I saw the images of BU-H.
I will have a look over the next few days.
John
Here is the site with details on squadron coded BU-aircraft .................. I'm still looking for my images though.
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