Missing, Believed Killed
Tales From The Diary of An Air-gunner, 1943-44
Donald Roberts DFC
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Synopsis
From the author of Brylcream Easy comes another collection of stories and experiences from the author's time with 460 Lancaster Bomber Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force, written by one who was there, a member of Johnny's Flying Circus.
We meet Darky, who survives the war only to die a derelict. Then there is the swashbuckling yank, Freddy and his muckin' fotor cycle; Lofty with his bottles of plonk, and Harry, a mongrel dog and friend of all who knew him.
Based on actual events, these moving tales bring to life the humour, fear, tragedy and futile wastage of war, and the remarkable young men, some little more than schoolboys, who individually contributed in no small way to the annals of Australian history.
About The Author
Donald H. Roberts (1921-2004) was a rear-gunner attached to Bomber Command during World War II, serving in
Wellingtons and Lancasters.
He flew in forty-five major operations over Germany, including twenty-five with 460 Squadron, RAAF.
Donald Roberts was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross in 1945.
From The Book
It was a beginning. A beginning that was to end with the bombing of Hitler's Eagle's Nest hideaway.
Six thousand raids later, the loss of 190 aircraft, and nearly a thousand aircrew, Australian, and British, most Missing, Believed Killed (one aircraft and crew on the last raid) saw the end of the European war.
Gallantry Awards were given to 355 Officers and Non Commissioned Officers. Over 40 enemy night-fighters were destroyed or damaged by the squadron's gunners, and nearly 25,000 imperial tons of bombs dropped on Germany and its Italian ally. A record second to none...
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