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Get the Summary of Gerald Sherwood's Bomber Command Pilot in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book.Original book introduction: John Sherwood was commissioned into the RAF as a pilot officer on leaving school in 1936. In mid-1940, he was posted to a frontline bomber squadron. He went on to undertake a full tour of thirty sorties against enemy targets during the summer of 1940, earning himself a Distinguished Flying Cross for his part in what has become known as the ‘Battle of the Barges’.
Sherwood flew Manchesters on a further series of eventful bombing missions against the enemy, earning a Bar to the DFC in recognition of his determination and leadership. It was in the new Lancasters that Sherwood, by then a Squadron Leader, undertook his most daring mission. This was Operation Margin, the attack upon the M.A.N. diesel engine works at Augsburg in Bavaria on 17 April 1942. This involved a flight of some 600 miles in broad daylight with no fighter escort, flying at less than 250 feet in order to avoid enemy rada
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The author’s father, Flap, was born on March 15, 1918, in Suez, Egypt. He was not Egyptian, but a British subject who lived in Egypt while working for the British Eastern Telegraph Company. His wife, Anna, was British as well.
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Flap’s early life was full of fun and adventure. His father was a mariner, and he would often take his sons on exciting voyages.
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In 1935, Flap’s mother informed him that he would be going to school in England, and they moved to Kingston upon Thames. In 1936, Flap’s father was hailed a hero when he saved nine lives while on a cable ship.
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The author’s great uncle, Flap, was a famous war hero. He told stories about his adventures, which sparked the author’s interest in becoming a wartime pilot.
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Flap had ambitions to join the Royal Air Force,
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