Glorious in Solitude 'Rear Gunners'

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Re: Glorious in Solitude 'Rear Gunners'

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Indeed I have and as much as possible I have researched many other areas that have not been covered previously, see the book content listing:
Foreword
Introduction
Historical background
Chapter 1 RAuxAF and the RAFVR
Chapter 2 Air Gunner Training
Chapter 3 Air Gunner Brevet
Chapter 4 Operational Training Unit
Chapter 5 Gunsights
Chapter 6 Frazer Nash Turrets
Chapter 7 Boulton Paul Turrets
Chapter 8 Perspex Panels
Chapter 9 Pigeons
Chapter 10 Rear Gunners training crash
Chapter 11 Flight Rations
Chapter 12 Armoury Duties
Chapter 13 Combat Reports
Chapter 14 Corkscrewing
Chapter 15 Prisoners of War
Chapter 16 Sgt Stockdale - 102 Squadron
Chapter 17 Sgt Marvin DFM - 76 Squadron
Chapter 18 The Call of Nature
Chapter 19 Army Rear Gunners
Chapter 20 Air Transport Auxiliary Rescue
Chapter 21 Emergency Landings
Chapter 22 Sgt Wharton DFC DFM - 97 Squadron
Chapter 22 Sgt Boyce - 207 Squadron
Chapter 24 Pilot Officer Davies - 630 Squadron
Chapter 25 Sgt Barrie BEM - 51 Squadron
Chapter 26 Sgt Spitz - 311 (Czech) Squadron
Chapter 27 Flt Sgt Bell BELL DFM - 58 Squadron
Chapter 28 Flt Lt Derby DFC - 40 Squadron
Chapter 29 Sgt Rogers & Sgt Faguy - 75 Squadron
Chapter 30 Flt Lt Hall DFC - 106 Squadron
Chapter 31 Sgt McKenzie & Sgt Cantor - 550 Squadron
Chapter 32 Sgt Hughes DFM - 57 Squadron
Chapter 33 Night Hunters of the Reich
Chapter 34 Luftwaffe Flak
Chapter 35 Decorated by the King
Epilogue
Bibliography
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My copy on the way :D
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Re: Glorious in Solitude 'Rear Gunners'

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Yep, I'll be ordering one too, it looks like a very useful book.
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