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Bombers over Sand and Snow (ePub)

205 Group RAF in World War II

Aviation

By Alun Granfield
Imprint: Pen & Sword Aviation
File Size: 9.3 MB (.epub)
Illustrations: Approx 60 mono in plates
ISBN: 9781844687084
Published: 4th July 2011

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205 Group RAF provided the only mobile force of heavy night bombers in the Mediterranean theatre in the Second World War. It operated mainly from bases in Egypt, Libya, Tunisia and Italy, with occasional excursions to Malta, Greece and Iraq, attacking tactical and strategic targets according to the demands of the wider war in the theatre. The force was relatively small when compared with the numbers of aircraft available to Bomber Command in the Western European theatre, and it carried on using the venerable Vickers Wellington long after this aircraft had been relegated to the training role in the United Kingdom. Like their UK-based counterparts the night bombers were intended to operate in a strategic role, bombing targets away from the immediate battlefront. However, the demands of the war in the Middle East and Mediterranean soon diverted the bombers from their strategic role and saw them operating much closer to the front line in support of the hard pressed ground forces.
The bomber squadrons in North Africa usually operated from Advanced Landing Grounds scraped out of the bare desert, with only a few tents for shelter. In Italy they did have more or less permanent bases, but they still lived in tents (if they were lucky) often surrounded by a sea of mud. There were no pubs, often no beer, and the only contact with their families were the eagerly awaited letters from home. Also the squadrons in England did not have Rommel continually knocking on their door. Thus, the operations of the night bombers in the Middle East and Mediterranean were often governed by the general progress of the war in the theatre. The ebb and flow of the land battles not only determined the activities of the night bombers, but also determined their location. This book tells their story.

BOMBERS OVER SAND AND SNOW is a well-researched, informative account of the RAF's 'unknown' bomber war in the Med. It is a compelling tribute to those largely unknown warriors and the aircraft they flew. Recommended.

Israel Book Review

Until now, there had not been a comprehensive history of No.205 Group, but with his well-researched and informative account of the bomber war in the Mediterranean and Middle East Granfield has filled this gap. ... This is a comprehensive and readable summary of the Group’s operations and, as such, can be regarded as the best account of the history of No.205 Group there is.

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