Which books written by crew members are good to read?

Porthios · Corporal

Which books written by crew members are good to read?

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murray peden A THOUSAND SHALL FALL

a fascinating , humorous , appealing biography of someone from training in canada to ops with 214 sq flying stirlings and b17s

john_txic · Aircraftsman 1st Class

ditto: there are few better than that one.

Jack Currie also wrote several books on his time with the PFF which are worth looking for.

Porthios · Corporal

Hi,

thanks so far, these are books I am looking for. Does anyone have more ideas?

Marcel

Coffey · Squadron Leader

Hi Marcel! My absolute favourite is Boys, Bombs and Brussel Sprouts by J. Douglas Harvey. It's one of the best accounts of the day to day life of Bomber Command aircrew, with a large dose of humour. Out of print I think, but I'm sure you could find a used copy on Amazon.ca (not sure if it was published anywhere but Canada....) Cheers, Clint.

Porthios · Corporal

Hi Clint,

thanks for your hint, I will have a look for it.

Cheers.

Marcel

smudgersmith · Squadron Leader

I have to agree with the above books, for me the following are classics,

High Adventure, A navigator at War, by R.L.Austen.

The Eighth Passenger by Miles Trip

Three Stripes and Four Brownings by Bill Jackson

Steve

Porthios · Corporal

Hi Steve,

thanks for your advice.

Marcel

MDog · Aircraftsman 1st Class

Marcel,

Some of my favorites:

J. Norman Ashton, Only Birds and Fools; John Bushby, Gunner's Moon; Gilbert Gray, Green Markers Ahead Skipper; John Harding, The Dancin' Navigator; S. H. 'Syd' Johnson, It's Never Dark Above The Clouds; Harry Lomas, One Wing High; Andrew Maitland, Through the Bombsight; Campbell Muirhead, The Diary of a Bomb Aimer; Robert S. Raymond, A Yank in Bomber Command

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MDog · Aircraftsman 1st Class

Michael Renaut, Terror By Night; John Searby, The Everlasting Arms; Ron Smith, Rear Gunner, Pathfinders; Ted Stocker, A Pathfinder's War; Brian Stoker, If the Flak Doesn't Get You, The Fighters Will; Walter Thompson, Lancaster to Berlin; Jack Watts, Nickels and Nightingales; Harold J. Wright, Pathfinders Light the Way - actually this is a novel but it is based on the author's experiences during 78 operations (most with PFF); Harry Yates, Luck and a Lancaster

Hope this helps! Cheers, Patrick

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John W · Group Captain

Hi

One I like is Flak and Barbed Wire by Gordon Stooke a pilot with 460 Sqn.

Cheers,

John.