Description: Further DetailsTitle: Dambuster Raid Crash Sites: 617 Squadron in Holland and GermanyCondition: NewEAN: 9781844155682ISBN: 9781844155682Publisher: Pen & Sword AviationFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 05/01/2007Item Height: 216mmItem Length: 135mmAuthor: Andreas Wachtel, Chris WardLanguage: EnglishDescription: Many of the 617 Squadron crews who took part in the famous attacks on the Mohne, Eder and Sorpe Dams and also the raids on the Dortmund-Ems Canal did not return. This book takes the reader to many of the crash sites that resulted. They include the coast off Texel, Rees, Marbeck, Emmerich, Hamm, Ostonnen, just north of the Mohne Dam, the former airfield at Gilze-Rijen in Holland and Castricum-aan-Zee, also Holland. The Dortmund-Ems Canal sites are Noordhorn, Recke, Bergeshovede, Ladbergen and Den Ham in Holland. All these sites can be visited within a week's tour by car or public transport. The book is illustrated with then-and-now photographs of the sites, the personnel involved and the aircraft originally flown. Local places of interest are listed to allow those aficionados of this famous squadron to broaden their knowledge and also enjoy a continental break.Country/Region of Manufacture: GBGenre: HistoryTopic: Travel & Transport, Military History, Law & PoliticsRelease Year: 2007 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Publication Name: Dambuster Raid Crash Sites: 617 Squadron in Holland and Germany
Title: Dambuster Raid Crash Sites: 617 Squadron in Holland and Germany
EAN: 9781844155682
ISBN: 9781844155682
Release Date: 05/01/2007
Release Year: 2007
Item Height: 216mm
Country/Region of Manufacture: GB
Book Title: Dambuster Raid Crash Sites : 617 Squadron in Holland and Germany
Number of Pages: 176 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Case Mate Publishers & Book Distributors, LLC
Publication Year: 2008
Topic: Europe / Benelux Countries (Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg), Europe / Germany, Military / World War II, Military / Wars & Conflicts (Other), Europe / Great Britain / General, Military / Aviation, Aeronautics & Astronautics
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Travel, Technology & Engineering, History
Item Length: 9 in
Author: Chris Ward, Andreas Wachtel
Book Series: Aviation Heritage Trail Ser.
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
