A thousand shall fall
By: by Murray Peden.
Edition: 2nd ed. --
Publisher: Canada's Wings
Published: 1982
Place of publication: Stittsville, Ont
Language: eng
Number of pages: 490
Subjects: Peden, Murray, -- 1923-; Great Britain. -- Royal Air Force. -- 214 (FMS) Squadron -- Biography.; Canada. -- Royal Canadian Air Force -- Biography.; World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, Canadian.; World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, Canadian.; Air pilots, Military -- Canada -- Biography.
Description: During World War II, Canada trained tens of thousands of airmen under the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan. Those selected for Bomber Command operations went on to rain devastation upon the Third Reich in the great air battles over Europe, but their losses were high. German fighters and anti-aircraft guns took a terrifying toll. The chances of surviving a tour of duty as a bomber crew were almost nil.