Battle Under the Moon
Battle Under the Moon
The Disastrous RAF Raid on Mailly-le-Camp, 1944
Author(s):
Jack Currie
Publication Date: 21 February, 2022
Available in all formats
Publisher: Crecy
ISBN: 9781800350168
ISBN: 9781800350168
Price: INR 731.99
Description
Table of contents
This is a gripping account of the ill-fated RAF raid, on 3 May 1944, on the Panzer tank depot and military barracks at Mailly-le-Camp south of Rheims in northern France, part of the softening up process on German military targets, in preparation for the D-Day landings. Raids like this over occupied France were considered relatively low risk affairs and only counted for one third of a mission for the crews concerned.
Description
This is a gripping account of the ill-fated RAF raid, on 3 May 1944, on the Panzer tank depot and military barracks at Mailly-le-Camp south of Rheims in northern France, part of the softening up process on German military targets, in preparation for the D-Day landings. Raids like this over occupied France were considered relatively low risk affairs and only counted for one third of a mission for the crews concerned.
Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Foreword
- 1 Target Mailly-le-Camp
- 2 The Squadrons
- 3 The Plan
- 4 Airborne
- 5 On Target
- 6 Night Fighters’ Picnic
- 7 The Final Moments
- 8 Patriots and Friends
- 9 Jack Crighton’s Story
- 10 The Analysis
- Epilogue
- Glossary
- Appendix of RAF Losses
- Bibliography
- Plates