Fonthill Media published RAF Coningsby during the Second World War, written by Robert Perry.
The RAF Coningsby was a key player in the Allied Strategic Bombing Campaign of World War II, but it had to pay a high price. Coningsby’s operations between March 1941 to May 1945 claimed the lives of 1,096 airmen, whose age average was only 21. Early operations were plagued by inadequate aircraft and problems identifying targets. The 617 Squadron’s devastating attack on the Dortmund-Ems Canal, in September 1943 was the culmination of these difficulties. Pathfinder Force was introduced within the No. The 5 Group was responsible for all of the operations after D-Day, and continued to conduct raids out of Coningsby until the Armistice. Drawing on Bomber Command’s operational records and the first-hand accounts of squadron and station personnel, RAF Coningsby in the Second World War presents the first comprehensive history of one of the RAF’s most important wartime bomber stations, reminding us of the extraordinary feats to which so many young individuals raised themselves and their indelible sacrifice.
Draws on Bomber Command’s operational records and numerous first-hand accounts of squadron and station personnel
Serves as a reminder of the extraordinary feats to which so many individuals raised themselves, and their indelible sacrifice
- Written by a senior officer based at RAF Coningsby and a member of the 617 Squadron Association
- RAF Coningsby is the celebrated home of the Typhoon Force and the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, and one of few wartime stations that remains operational
- RAF Coningsby in the Second World War
- Author:
Robert Perry
- Publication: 24 August 2024
- Price: PS45.00/$62.00
- ISBN: 978-1-78155-918-5
- Size: 234 x 156 mm
- Binding: Hardback
- Extent: 528 pages
- Illustrations: 34 mono
- Rights: World, all languages
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