A selection
of books relating to the Avro Lancaster.
The
Lancaster Manual (Official Air Publication)
Avro
Lancaster Marks I and II in all essential detail over 500+ pages,
covering ground crew instructions, handling and flying, electrical
and radio equipment, airframe design and armament.
Buy
it on Amazon
(UK)
Jane's
Fighting Aircraft of World War II
Many black
and white drawings and photographs along with data sheets of all combat
aircraft of the 68 nations of World War II.
Buy
it on Amazon
(UK)
Aircraft
of World War II (Bill Gunston)
Buy
it on Amazon
(UK)
Enemy
Coast Ahead UNCENSORED (Guy Gibson)
Guy Gibson's
autobiography. In an update to the 1944 edition this recent version
contains much that the wartime censors removed as too sensitive.
Often quoted as THE classic book on Bomber Command.
Buy
it on Amazon
(UK)
General
Historical Reference |
The
Bomber Command Handbook (Jonathan Falconer)
Who decided
the policy? Why, when and where were the airfields built? How was
the overall command structure organized, from the Air Council down
to individual squadron level? How did the RAF train its bomber crews?
What aircraft did they fly and what weapons did they use? Who were
their commanders and who were the men that made up the rank-and-rifle
of the Command? How was a raid planned and once it was launched what
happened? 300 pages.
Buy paperback on Amazon
(UK)
Buy
hardback on Amazon
(UK)
The
Bomber Command War Diaries: An Operational Reference Book, 1939-45 (Martin
Middlebrook, Chris Everitt)
A reference
guide to Bomber Command's operations during WWII. 808 pages.
Buy it on Amazon
(UK)
|