The Dambuster Who Cracked the Dam by Arthur G. Thorning

Author:Arthur G. Thorning [Thorning, Arthur G.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: History, Military, World War II, Aviation, Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9781844682126
Google: IgXMDwAAQBAJ
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
Published: 2008-09-22T03:19:37+00:00

…a smaller Bomber Command…a tightly organised and efficient bombing force, flexible enough to be switched in emergency to direct army support in attacking enemy tanks, transport and troops close to the front line. Operating conditions for the men of these night bomber squadrons were very different from the conditions prevailing for Bomber Command crews in Europe. The 205 Group Squadrons were units of a mobile bomber force based in tents, trucks and improvised runways scraped from the desert surface…airfield equipment was primitive, maintenance of engines and airframes difficult, living conditions always uncomfortable, ‘gippy tummy’ was common, relaxation in cities with music, dancing and female company was rare indeed; rising sand and Khamsin conditions2, hot humid days and freezing nights were part of the environment…on the happier side, weather conditions were settled for longer periods and targets were usually less heavily defended than in Germany and losses on normal missions were lower than for Bomber Command. Exceptions were the ‘Mail Run’, regular targets frequently attacked, such as Benghazi and Tobruk.

Another insight into the Wellington operations is found in RAF Middle East, The Official Story of Air Operations in the Middle East, from February 1942 to January 1943. It is worth quoting:

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