{"id":10262547917,"title":"Heroes of Bomber Command Yorkshire","handle":"heroes-of-bomber-command-yorkshire","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is the story of the heroes of Bomber Command in Yorkshire - brave young men who came from all over the world to join Yorkshire squadrons during World War II.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eThe exploits, lives, and in all too many cases deaths of these men, have left a powerful torch to bear for everyone who cares about freedom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYorkshire was home to Bomber Command's 4 Group, which had operational bases at Pocklington, Elvington, Melbourne, Full Sutton, Breighton, Holme-on-Spalding Moor, Driffield, Lissett, Snaith, Burn and Leconfield. At the beginning of 1943 they were joined by 6 Group, manned almost entirely by the Royal Canadian Air Force, with bases at Linton-on-Ouse, East Moor, Tholthorpe, Leeming, Topcliffe, Dalton and Skipton-on-Swale, with another two bases at Middleton St George and Croft in County Durham.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom these airfields, young men, all\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003evolunteers with an average age of 22, flew dangerous and often suicidal missions\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003einto the dark, cold, smoke-filled skies above Germany.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBetween 1939 and 1945,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eBomber Command suffered no less than 55,888 fatalities\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efrom a total of 100,000 men.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eYorkshire squadrons alone lost 18,000 aircrew\u003c\/b\u003e. 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At the beginning of 1943 they were joined by 6 Group, manned almost entirely by the Royal Canadian Air Force, with bases at Linton-on-Ouse, East Moor, Tholthorpe, Leeming, Topcliffe, Dalton and Skipton-on-Swale, with another two bases at Middleton St George and Croft in County Durham.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom these airfields, young men, all\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003evolunteers with an average age of 22, flew dangerous and often suicidal missions\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003einto the dark, cold, smoke-filled skies above Germany.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBetween 1939 and 1945,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eBomber Command suffered no less than 55,888 fatalities\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efrom a total of 100,000 men.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eYorkshire squadrons alone lost 18,000 aircrew\u003c\/b\u003e. During this time, 21 Victoria Crosses were awarded to members of Bomber Command, three of which went to men serving in Yorkshire.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this meticulously researched, fully illustrated book the author describes the air war in Yorkshire\u003c\/b\u003e, and the young men who flew night after night against desperate odds.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe subject is brought to life with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003edetailed accounts, alongside photos of the men themselves and their aircraft\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA5 (softcover) 192 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAuthor: Michael Wadsworth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eISBN 9781846740442\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e"}