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Fonthill Media, 2017. Hardcover. New. 256 pages. 9.50x6.50x1.25 inches.
RAF Liberators over Burma: Flying with 159 Squadron by Bill Kirkness
by Bill Kirkness
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RAF Liberators over Burma: Flying with 159 Squadron
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Fonthill Media. Hardcover. New. Hardcover. 256 pages. Dimensions: 9.2in. x 6.1in. x 0.9in.British RAF wireless operatorair gunner Bill Enoch Kirkness of Horsforth, Yorkshire, flew thirty-two B-24 Liberator bomber sorties, twenty-eight of which were against Japanese targets in Burma. He was credited with downing the night fighter that killed a crewmate and severely damaged his Liberator in April 1944; his aircrafts crash-landing abruptly ended his first tour of operations. He was awarded a prestigious Distinguished Flying Medal for his heroism. Bills memoir of Wellington ferry flights, Liberator training, and operations with 159 Squadron typifies aspects of the human spiritincluding fear and anxiety, focused determination, numbing boredom, brotherly camaraderie, heart-wrenching anguish, and comic reliefwhich any young man immersed within such a conflict would have likely experienced. Bill wore his heart, not just his sergeants stripes, on his sleeve. Bills story is a compelling, dignified account of an average mans war from 1942 to 1944 in the UK, the Mediterranean, Africa, and onward through his first operational tour based in India. Matt Poole, an expert on 159 Squadron and RAF Liberator activities against the Japanese, seamlessly enhances Bills narrative with added historical detail. Although Bill passed away in 1994, Matt vowed to help bring the memoir to a wider audience. This item ships from multiple locations. Your book may arrive from Roseburg,OR, La Vergne,TN.
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- Keywords Matt Poole,Bill Kirkness,Aviation,World War II
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Hardback. New. Aboard RAF B-24 Liberators, wireless operator/air gunner Bill Kirkness DFM flew a tour of ops against Japanese targets in Burma. His memoir is a compelling, dignified account of an average man's war from 1942 into 1944 in England, the Mediterranean, Africa, and India. Researcher Matt Poole seamlessly weaves historical detail into Bill's narrative.
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