Winged Chariot : a complete account of the RAF's support role during the Audacious Commando Raid on St Nazaire, March 1942

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The work Winged Chariot : a complete account of the RAF's support role during the Audacious Commando Raid on St Nazaire, March 1942 represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Sydney Jones Library, University of Liverpool. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.

Label

Winged Chariot : a complete account of the RAF's support role during the Audacious Commando Raid on St Nazaire, March 1942

Title remainder

a complete account of the RAF's support role during the Audacious Commando Raid on St Nazaire, March 1942

Statement of responsibility

Peter Lush ; Foreword by Air Chief Marshal Sir Patrick Hine, GCB, GBE

Creator

• Lush, Peter

Author

• Lush, Peter

Subject

• Great Britain, Royal Air Force -- History -- 20th century
• Saint Nazaire Raid, 1942
• World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, British

Language

eng

Summary

"In what has been described as 'the greatest raid of them all', Operation Chariot saw heavy destruction of the enemy-occupied port of St Nazaire by British forces. Winged Chariot examines the role that the RAF played during this epic raid on 28th March 1942. With focus on the planning and actions of the operation, Peter Lush explores the three functions carried out by the RAF; the sweeping of the Bay of Biscay, the diversionary raid and protecting the withdrawing survivors. He also outlines the importance of the Photographic Reconnaissance Unit to the raid and the development of the Bomber and Coastal Commands particularly through the sorties flown by Coastal Command two days before the attack started. The book also highlights the tragedy that occurred for the RAF, when diversionary raids were carried out in impossible conditions; resulting in the loss of aircraft across Yorkshire and in the Channel. Lush examines whether this could have been prevented if the RAF had not been marginalised during the planning process of Operation Chariot. With the 75th anniversary of the operation in 2017, this timely and ultimate account written by an expert who has collated over forty years worth of research is an essential work for all those interested in military aviation, particularly during the Second World War"--Jacket

Cataloging source

MiAaPQ

Dewey number

358.400941

Index

index present

LC call number

UG635.G7

LC item number

.L874 2016

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

• dictionaries
• bibliography