Table of Contents
Foreword Air Vice Marshal Stuart Atha vii
Introduction ix
Acknowledgements xii
Map of bases xvi
Chapter 1 Genesis 1
Chapter 2 The Leaders 11
Chapter 3 Enter the Wellington 17
Chapter 4 Expansion 38
Chapter 5 'Right on the Chin!' 47
Chapter 6 Enter the Heavies 62
Chapter 7 Happy Valley 74
Chapter 8 Fire and Brimstone 90
Chapter 9 Bigger and Better 101
Chapter 10 Confusion to the Enemy 106
Chapter 11 The Big City 115
Chapter 12 The Perfect Pilot 145
Chapter 13 Hard Times 153
Chapter 14 Learning the Ropes 175
Chapter 15 One Man's Story 188
Chapter 16 A Long Hot Summer 193
Chapter 17 The Highest Degree of Courage 218
Chapter 18 Where it Hurts Most 236
Chapter 19 'They Were All Mad Buggers!' 259
Chapter 20 Daylight at Last 271
Chapter 21 'Living in a Sea of Mud' 295
Chapter 22 The Veterans 317
Chapter 23 Aftermath 330
Chapter 24 The Airfields and Squadrons of 1 Group 334
Chapter 25 The Present Day 354
On Hallowed Ground 356
Bibliography 358
Index 360
