Night of the Intruders by Ian Mclachlan
This is the full account of USAF Mission 311 on 22 April 1944 when B-17 Liberator and B47 Flying Fortress bombers suffered their highest ever loss to German intruders. The German fighters followed the air armada home after the raid, picking individual bombers off on their return over Europe and then over England as the American force struggled to land. The book covers many famous USAF, RAF and Luftwaffe units and describes the ferocious action over Europe when the Americans attacked Germany s largest railway marshaling yards at Hamm. Packed with powerful human interest stories, history and technical details, it chronicles the mission fully from the initial planning stage to its bloody finale, untangling the facts behind what went so horribly wrong and over sixty bomber crews lost their lives.
McLachlan, Ian: - Ian McLachlan was born in 1947 and spent his first five years of childhood in Liverpool. In 1952, his parents emigrated to Canada. On returning to England, he finished his school education and after his studies at Liverpool University, he worked as a teacher in London. In 1971, Ian and his first wife emigrated to Germany where he taught English. After completing his MA at the Ruhr University, Bochum, he took on a post at a business and technical college. He retired from teaching in 2013 and lives in Herten, North Rhine Westphalia with his second wife and his dog.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781852604509 |
| ISBN 10 | 1852604506 |
| Title | Night of the Intruders |
| Author | Ian Mclachlan |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Haynes Publishing Group |
| Year published | 1994-04-18 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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