Combined with newly added photographs and diagrams Enemy Coast Ahead - Uncensored remains one of the outstanding accounts of WWII seen through the eyes of one of its most respected and controversial personalities, but now allows the reader to know Gibson's own story in his own words.

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from some of the most experienced crews in Bomber command and the difficulties that arose, how they were solved and finally to the raid itself which was a great success but at the cost of the lives of 54 air crew. Because secrecy surrounded the technology used in the Dambusters raid three quarters of the book are dedicated to earlier phases of the War.

If we can’t accept it we’ll send you a counter offer, but we’ll always do our best to get you the piece you want. Measured in terms of industrial disruption, the raid cut the region’s electrical power for several hours and severely reduced its water reservoir.Starting off flying Hampdens in 83 Squadron of bomber command, switching to the Beaufighters of 29 Squadron of fighter command before finally transferring back to bomber command to fly the Lancaster with 106 and ultimately 617 Squadrons. You can always impose extra training, but push your men too hard and they become fatigued, perhaps even damaging their bomber in training or worse, crashing it. The bomber war from 1939 to 1943 is described with great insight and shows a penetrating, analytical mind at work. O. of the famous " Dam Busters " - this extraordinary book will tell you, through his story, about the growth of Bomber Command. Flight Lieutenant Sydney Victor Grimes (May 6th 1922 - May 27th 2022) Lancaster gunner and wireless operator who flew on the raid that sank the Tirpitz].

Staring with AVM Harris picking the night's target, it follows the chain of events on all sides, including how the German response worked, how the Lancasters navigated, and how the use of diversionary streams of bombers diluted the Luftwaffe's night-fighter response. Fascinating how the crews has to use flares and incinary bombs to make a visible track to the target. Gibson was part of the only force, which for a period of several dark years, seemed to be the only means of taking the war to the enemy.An average student, Gibson always had a passion for flying, and commenced flying training in November 1936 at the Bristol Flying School. Nonetheless it's a fascinating account of the bomber war from the early days when targets were difficult to hit accurately, if at all, to the introduction of new systems and larger aircraft that turned Bomber Command into a formidable force. He led many raids over the Third Reich but is best remembered for commanding the successful 'Dam Busters' raid on the night of May 16/17, 1943. Flying Training Course with civilian instructors, Bristol Flying School ( Yatesbury, Wiltshire, England ), from November 16th, 1936 to January 1st, 1937.