Bomber Command, 1939-1940: The War Before the War

by Gordon Thorburn

Bomber Command faced intense combat from the outset of World War II, experiencing significant losses in air battles and raids.

For Bomber Command, the term 'Phoney War' never really meant much. Five Blenheims of 107 Squadron were among the blood and bullets the day after war was declared and only one came back.

On 14 December 1939, in a disastrous raid on shipping, 99 Squadron lost six Wellingtons with only three survivors out...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1399077945
• ISBN13: 9781399077941
• Release Date: July 2024
• Publisher: Pen and Sword Aviation
• Length: 192 Pages