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Flying Among Heroes : the Story of Squadron Leader T C S Cooke DFC AFC DFM AE

By Norman Leslie Robert Franks , T. S. C. Cooke , Simon Muggleton

Book information

Publisher
The History Press
Year
2012
ISBN
978-0-7524-8649-9, 0752486497, 978-0-7524-8648-2
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
4 MB (3909624 bytes)
Pages
338\0
Time added
2017-08-15 11:00:00
1939-1945 -- Aerial operationsBritish.;HISTORY -- Europe -- Western.;BIOGRAPHY &CookeMilitary -- Great Britain -- Biography.;World WarT. S. C.;Air pilots

Description

T C S Cooke joined the RAF as war began in 1939, aged 18, and trained to be a bomber pilot. Rising to the rank of squadron leader and decorated three times, Cooke bombed Berlin on 7 October 1940 in a Whitley Mk V, nearly ditching in the North Sea. Throughout this tour he faced the usual dangers of wartime aircrew, his aircraft being hit by AA fire on several occasions, once almost having to order his aircrew to bail out but landed safely at the last minute. They were also attacked by night fighters, encountered icing and even shot up a train and bomber station at tree-top level and more. Read more... Abstract: T C S Cooke joined the RAF as war began in 1939, aged 18, and trained to be a bomber pilot. Rising to the rank of squadron leader and decorated three times, Cooke bombed Berlin on 7 October 1940 in a Whitley Mk V, nearly ditching in the North Sea. Throughout this tour he faced the usual dangers of wartime aircrew, his aircraft being hit by AA fire on several occasions, once almost having to order his aircrew to bail out but landed safely at the last minute. They were also attacked by night fighters, encountered icing and even shot up a train and bomber station at tree-top level and more

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