Lancaster Target

By Jack Currie

Book Overview

This is a welcome reissue of a book which has been described as one of the best accounts about life in Bomber Command during World War II. Lancaster Target is the classic story of one crew's fight to survive a full tour of operations in the night skies of wartime Europe. Flying Lancaster bombers from RAF Wickenby in Lincolnshire between 1943 and 1944, Jack Currie chronicles the life and death struggles against flak, night fighters and perilous weather with clarity and feeling, whilst capturing the 'live for the moment' spirit of off-duty escapades. Jack Currie DFC served as a stretcher bearer and later ambulance driver during the London Blitz before gaining his wings in the USA. Having completed his first perilous operational tour of 30 missions in Lancaster's, he went on to serve as a Pathfinder Mosquito pilot. He remained in the RAF after the war eventually reaching the rank of Squadron Leader. After he left the service, he became a renowned aviation writer and broadcaster and appeared in a number of TV and video productions.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1910809438
• ISBN13: 9781910809433
• Release Date: February 2020
• Publisher: Goodall Publications Ltd
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.1" x 7.9"

Customer Reviews

Excellent

A simple and matter of fact telling of a crew's perspective of the night bomber offensive against Germany. This book avoids the usual temptation to pad out the narrative with background information that wasn't available at the time. If you are looking for a history of the air war then this isn't it. If you want to know what it was really like to fly a Lancaster into Germany on operations and to live as bomber crew in England then you should read this book.