Summary of R. C. Rivaz's Tail Gunner

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#1 I was sent to see the squadron gunnery leader, known as Steve, who was the oldest and toughest gunner I had seen so far. He was about forty-five and looked as hard as nails, but had two of the kindest eyes imaginable.

#2 I was sitting in the anteroom after lunch writing a letter when the air-raid siren sounded. I looked out of the window and saw people running to the shelters. I was scared, but thought it was great fun.

#3 I went to see what damage had been done at the hangars. The roof and wall of the room above where I had been lying had collapsed, and I saw a bed standing by itself and clothes strewn all over the debris.

#4 I was excited about being in Leonard’s crew, and I stayed awake thinking about my new fortune the night before I was to fly. I was going to fly operationally, which was what I had been dreaming about since I started flying.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Jun 2, 2022
• ISBN: 9798822528000

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Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 5

Insights from Chapter 6

Insights from Chapter 7

Insights from Chapter 8

Insights from Chapter 9

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

I was very new and shy when I arrived at 102 Squadron, Topcliffe, in August 1940. I was surprised to find that the officers’ mess was similar to the one I had just left. I was taken to my room, which was part share of a larger room, and found the other occupant already in bed and asleep.

#2

I had to be careful when waking up Leonard, as I did not want to make any noise. I noticed that he had no gong up, and that he was a pilot-officer like myself. I wondered what my new life would be like.

#3

I was woken up in the morning by the buzzing sound of an electric razor. I saw a figure in brightly colored pajamas walking up and down the room, trailing a length of electric flex behind him. He seemed to know everyone and