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On the wings of the morning

RAF Bottesford, 1941-1945

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An edition of On the wings of the morning (1995)

On the wings of the morning

RAF Bottesford, 1941-1945

In 1995, after over five years of research, Vincent Holyoak published the history of Bottesford Airfield. 'On the Wings of the Morning' tells the story of the bomber crews who flew from Bottesford Airfield (UK) during the Second World War. Using the personal testimony of those who served there, and their families, Vincent Holyoak has, in his own words, 'tried through the extracts to convey something of the individual suffering, sacrifices, but above all, of the pride and the self deprecating humour of the veterans interviewed ..... this is very much their story, and I have been privileged to have been given the opportunity to tell it'.

The book is no longer in print and Vincent Holyoak has made it available as part of the archive of the Bottesford Living History Project at the following url: http://www.bottesfordhistory.org.uk/page_id__519_path__0p2p44p95p.aspx

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English
Pages
144

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On the wings of the morning: RAF Bottesford, 1941-1945
1995, Vincent Holyoak, BOOKS FOR DILLONS ONLY
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Table of Contents

Preface
Page 5
Acknowledgements
Page 6
1. Don't you know there's a war on?
Page 7
2. 'Leicester's Own'
Page 11
3. Target for tonight
Page 20
4. ' a Piece of Cake
Page 28
5. Return to Battle
Page 35
6. Operation Millennium
Page 43
7. 'Yours in memory'
Page 48
8. 'Advance Australia!'
Page 57
9. The Big City
Page 62
10. Happy Valley
Page 71
11. Shuttle to Friedrichshaven
Page 78
12. On the other side of the hill
Page 82
13. 'He will be missed and greatly mourned'
Page 89
14. On a Wing and a Prayer
Page 96
15. A Friendly Invasion
Page 104
16. A Friendly Invasion
Page 111
17. A Friendly Invasion
Page 117
18. It's a lovely day tomorrow
Page 124
Appendix 1. Bottesford Station and Unit Commanders
Page 130
Appendix 2. Aircrew and Aircraft Losses
Page 131

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Leicester

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Dewey Decimal Class
940.544942546

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144p. :
Number of pages
144

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Open Library
OL22267307M
ISBN 10
0952673908
OCLC/WorldCat
34934095
Goodreads
2633922

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