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...poignant memories of a brutal time. --Catholic Herald
This is a brilliantly written by a Pathfinder flight engineer, vividly describing life on an elite unit, sorties deep into Germany and of the camaraderie of Bomber Command. A compelling book. Ted's story is highly recommended --Flypast
This is a brilliantly written by a Pathfinder flight engineer, vividly describing life on an elite unit, sorties deep into Germany and of the camaraderie of Bomber Command. A compelling book. Ted's story is highly recommended --Flypast
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Ted Stocker lived a charmed life. Trained at RAF Halton as one of Trenchard's 'Brats', a posting to Boscombe Down saw him fly in both the prototype Stirling and Halifax just as war engulfed Europe for the second time. Qualifying as one of the RAF's first flight engineers, he flew operations in 1941/42 with 35 and 102 Squadrons, a contemporary of Leonard Cheshire, helping with the often hair-raising task of converting pilots from two to four engines. On his return to 35, he became a pathfinder and flight engineer leader, taking part in virtually every major air battle of the war. Awarded the DFC in 1943, he was posted to 7 and then 582 Squadrons, going on to complete more than 100 bombing operations , often as a master bomber, and flying with some of the pathfinder 'greats', including Don Bennett himself. Although his aircraft was frequently hit, and he survived a crash landing on only his second trip, Ted was never wounded. His achievements were recognised with the Distinguished Service Order, the only known DSO issued to a flight engineer during the war or since. After the war, he flew with Bomber Harris on a tour of Brazil and later qualified as a pilot, introducing the Lockheed Neptune anti-submarine aircraft to the RAF for the first time as a flight commander with Coastal Command.
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The book arrived well packaged and on time.It has gone out of fashion to praise the boys of Bomber Command and that sadens me as without them i think the people of all of occupied Europe would have felt deserted and forgotten,and the war would have dragged on even longer.Read this book and the exelant Tail End Charlies and learn that "The Few" were not just Fighter Command but Coastel and Bomber command too-and the Pathfinders took them to the targets and stayed untill the job was done.
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That the author survived so many operations over almost the duration of the war is unbelievable. He tells his story in a very down to earth fashion and it has immediate impact. It also conveys the hit or miss roll of the dice that spelled the difference between life or death. An excellent book and highly recommended.
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