Crowood Aviation
2 total works
First manufactured in 1937, the Bristol Blenheim was the backbone of RAF Bomber Command at the outbreak of World War II. As such, it fell to the Blenheim to make the first reconnaissance and bombing raids into Germany at the start of hostilities. The long-range bomber would go on to serve in every theater of the war and in every RAF command. The author explains the central role of the Blenheim, from-its development and production in Canada and England to its trustworthy service around the globe. The story is illustrated with 200 rare black-and-white photographs.
The night airwar over Western Europe was a long, intensive and costly airwar campaign. Theo Boiten tells this often harrowing and sometimes inspiring story using the personal accounts of over 70 veterans from both sides. The book is illustrated with many rare and previously unpublished photographs from the personal collections of those veterans and forms a record of this important aspect of 20th-century history.