20th twentieth century
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aeroplane
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Author_Douglas C. Dildy
Author_Howard Gerrard
Author_Mariusz Kozik
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Second World War 2 II
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WWII WW2
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- ISBN 9781846039348
- Weight: 300g
- Dimensions: 182 x 246mm
- Publication Date: 20 Nov 2010
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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In May 1943 a specially established RAF squadron made its permanent imprint on military aviation history.
They flew a high-risk, low level, nighttime attack against German hydro-electric dams vital to the Nazi armaments industry in the Ruhr Valley. A comparatively tiny part of Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Harris' four-month-long “Battle of the Ruhr” this one raid had an impact totally out of proportion to the small number of aircraft involved. It highlights the synergy of science and technology, weapons development and production, mission planning and practice, and the unflinching courage in the execution of a highly dangerous bombing raid.
Furthermore, it established a legend that still resonates today.
Douglas C. Dildy is a retired US Air Force colonel who retired with approximately 3,200 hours of fast jet time. He is a USAF Academy graduate with a Masters Degree in Political Science and has authored numerous books, including To Defeat the Few for Osprey Publishing. He contributes regularly to the modelling magazine Small Air Forces Observer.
