A new book in my library.

[Lucky13]

This special issue of W H Smith's Classics Aviation, 130 pages of Dambusters....

Plus this, thanks Magister Terry.....

 

[vikingBerserker]

NICE!

 

[Micdrow]

Sweet one Jan, you find a 13 dambuster yet LOL

 

[fubar57]

If he chose to use the 13th letter as well as the number 13 in his quest to model everything with a 13 on it, his options would become unlimited.

Geo

 

[Lucky13]

Sweet one Jan, you find a 13 dambuster yet LOL

Unfortunately not!

If he chose to use the 13th letter as well as the number 13 in his quest to model everything with a 13 on it, his options would become unlimited.

Geo

As in 'M' you mean?

Already have a bird chosen, ED912, AJ-N for 'Nut'....

Pilot:

Pilot Officer Leslie Gordon Knight (RAAF)
Award for Dambusters Raid: Distinguished Service Order

Navigator:

Flying Officer Harold Sidney Hobday
Award for Dambusters Raid: Distinguished Flying Cross

Bomb Aimer:

Flying Officer Edward Cuthbert Johnson
Award for Dambusters Raid: Distinguished Flying Cross

Flight Engineer:

Sergeant Raymond Ernest Grayston

Wireless Operator:

Flight Sergeant Robert George Thomas Kellow (RAAF)

Front Gunner:

Sergeant Frederick E Sutherland (RCAF)

Rear Gunner:

Sergeant Harry E O'Brien (RCAF)

Edit:
Departed: 21:59 (16/05/43)

Knight (AJ-N) attacked the Eder dam bewteen 01:30 and 02:00 (17/05/43)
Knight was the third aircraft to attack the Eder dam
He performed one dummy run then went in for his final attack
His Upkeep hit the dam perfectly and breached it
The codeword "DINGHY" for a breach in the Eder was relayed to Harris, Wallis and Cochrane at Grantham
Returned: 04:20 (17/05/43)

Mission Duration: 6 hours 21 minutes

 

[Lucky13]

Halfway through this magazine....

Again, if you have a W H Smith near you, GET IT, it's well worth the money, £7.99....
Gonna try to get their Aviation Classics issue for the Lancaster now....

 

[Wayne Little]

That looks good Jan, have to keep an eye open for that...

 

[Maximowitz]

I've been waiting for this one for quite a time...

 

[Lucky13]

That looks good Jan, have to keep an eye open for that...

Well worth the £7.99 that magazine!

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I've been waiting for this one for quite a time...

Excellent! Any good?

 

[Maximowitz]

No idea Jan, I've not received it from Amazon yet, but as the author is Andy Saunders I'm sure it'll be great.

 

[Airframes]

This arrived today, from the USA. Only £6.80 - including shipping !!

 

[Lucky13]

Nice one old chap!
Any good?

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

Excellent hauls folks! Keep up the good work. Just a reminder, don't forget that Amazon has had the Folke-Wulf Fw190 Volume 3 1944-1945 out for pre-order since about April and it will be out about the 10th of February 2014. Had my on order since I got notice of it.

 

[Airframes]

Nice one old chap!
Any good?

Only had a quick glance through it so far, old chap. from what I can see so far, it's not unlike the 'At War' series, and appears to be more of a general overview covering the usual - design and development, into service, chapters on use by various air arms and theatres and so on. Photo quality id reasonable, and there's a few I don't think I've seen before.
If I'd bought this at full price (RRP £25, and I've seen it second hand for up to £140 !!!!) I think I would have been disappointed, but for £4.06 plus £2.76 shipping, I'm not complaining, and it may well turn out better than expected, once I get to reading it.

 

[Capt. Vick]

So many books, so little money...

 

[Lucky13]

Just delivered....

 

[Wayne Little]

 

[vikingBerserker]

Nice!

 

[Airframes]

Got three more bargains from 'The Works'.
'The Silver Spitfire', as well as being Tom Neil's story, is the intriguing tale of how he 'liberated' a Spitfire for his own use, had it stripped down to bare metal, and how, when the 'authorities' were catching up with him, he 'got rid of it' ! I look forward to reading the details of this escapade!
'Catch that Tiger' is the story of the Tiger 1, now in the Tank Museum at Bovington, and how Winston Churchill personally briefed a young British officer to go and capture an example of this then fearsome new weapon.

 

[rochie]

got these while i was in London over last weekend !