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This is a fantastic book which has me gripped from the first page to last. --Bury Free Press
An incredible book. Written in a frank and engaging style. The harrowing story of his time avoiding capture is an exceptional, edge-of-the-seat read. --Flypast magazine
An incredible book. Written in a frank and engaging style. The harrowing story of his time avoiding capture is an exceptional, edge-of-the-seat read. --Flypast magazine
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On the night of 22/23rd April 1944 Tom Wingham was the bomb aimer in the crew of a 76 Squadron Halifax shot down while on the way to bomb Dusseldorf. Coming to in a tangle of parachute and harness straps he realised the precariousness of his situation and so, dazed and aching with a painful concussion and navigating by the stars alone, he quickly set off on his long and difficult journey home through occupied territory, constantly depending on the kindness of others who risked their lives to help keep him hidden. Tom made his way from Holland, at the hands of The Escape and was then passed via L'Armee Secrete, a London run organisation operating in the east of Belgium, but fell right into the path of the Gestapo. In a deadly game of hide and seek Tom evaded his captors long enough to witness the retreat of German soldiers as he stayed at the house of Madame Schoofs, which became a temporary German HQ. In the 1980s Tom assisted a Dutch air historian with some research and this prompted him to look into the details of his own crash. What he uncovered not only shed more light on his own story but also those of his fellow crew members. He plotted approximately where each person landed that fateful night and slowly their incredible stories emerged. Added to his own experiences their accounts make "Halifax Down!" an extraordinary first hand insight into the experience of a heavy bomber crew shot down in World War Two.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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This is a thoroughly engaging account of life as WWII Bomber Command aircrew from training, through operational missions, until the fateful moment that the author's crew has to bale out of their 76 Sqn Halifax over occupied Europe. He tells the story in an engaging and personal fashion from the perspective of all the crew; some died, some were captured and some evaded capture thanks to the escape and resistance movements in the occupied countries. It is the sacrifice made and danger these brave people placed themselves and their families in, that really captured my attention and won my admiration. As usual, Tom writes in the way that RAF aircrew think, a self effacing way that makes little of personal sacrifice and bravery but much of the danger to the escape movement personnel. It's a winner from start to finish and would make an excellent gift.
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Thoroughly enjoyable, I didn't put it down from start to finish, what a truly amazing experience to share - I definitely recommend this book!
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The story of an RAF airman who managed to evade capture after being shot down in 1944. He relates how he was helped by Dutch and Belgian citizens who risked their own and their families lives to feed and hide him. After the war he toured the routes he was taken on and met some of his helpers. He searched and discovered where crew members who did not survive the crash had been found and remembered by the local citizens.
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