Through Enemy Skies - with Wartime Bomber Command Aircrews

by Pat Cunningham

These ten personal accounts of RAF Bomber Command aircrew chart the history of Britain’s bombing campaign in the Second World War. Starting with the disastrous misemployment of the force in the opening weeks of the conflict, they progress from bombing raids with each aircraft acting independently, to hundreds of heavy bombers being channelled over the release point. The accounts open with the poignant letters written by an eighteen-year-old killed on his first operation three weeks into the war. Other crew members detail their experiences as the force gained expertise. Tours are recalled too when the focus of operations had changed to tactical support of the Allied land forces. What is invariably reflected is the bewilderment felt at the post-war opprobrium visited upon Bomber Command; more especially as Churchill declared in 1940 that, without it, ‘I do not see a way through’.

292 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 1, 2014

About the author

Pat Cunningham was born in New Jersey and grew up in southcentral Pennsylvania, where she still resides. At one time she wanted to become a comic book writer, but ended up in paranormal romance instead. This is what happens when you combine the two. To this day she can still sing the entire theme song from the 1960s Spider-Man cartoon show.

No personal photos. All photos of me look like they belong on a driver's license. Maybe I should upload that.