Gardening by Moonlight
 

Me and David are proud to present you our research in British, Australian,South African, German,Hungarian and Slovak archives, ‘Gardening by Moonlight’ is about one of the least known and most effective of the Royal Air Force's bombing campaigns of the Second World War. Operating from a group of bases around Foggia, in Central Italy, the RAF's 205 Group mined the River Danube intensively between April and October 1944, radically curtailing the movement of Axis river shipping and at times halting it altogether. The Wellington and Liberator crews had to sow their mines (hence the slang term 'gardening') at low level on moonlit nights, running the gauntlet of night fighters, flak and balloon barrages. Their courage,skill and sacrifice are celebrated in what is an important account of a virtually unknown aspect of the war in the air.

http://www.lulu.com/shop/peter-ka%C5...-22997160.html

Re: Gardening by Moonlight
 

Congrats to both you!

Re: Gardening by Moonlight
 

Interesting, could you put it on amazon or abebooks ?

Re: Gardening by Moonlight
 

should be on amazon soon...

Re: Gardening by Moonlight
 

Hello!

Sounds interesting! Might have to purchase the book.

Were you able to compare the RAF records against the German Naval Diaries? IIRC you asked something liike that years ago and I was not really able to help then. Lack of time as always.


Cheers,
Kari

Re: Gardening by Moonlight
 

Excellent ! Please let us know when it is available on amazon

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Hi Kari

I managed to get the Kriegstagebuch der Seekriegsleitung for few months and extracted few information about the topic from there crosssreferring it to other sources. As well as the MSGr1 verlusten were under revision, at least what was know for the particullar Staffel involved.

Br

Peter

Re: Gardening by Moonlight
 

According to worldwide reports, the book is arriving in two weeks from order date via Lulu.com anywhere, so you may order there...
Amazon yet did not took it into its portfolio...:(

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I just ordered it at Lulu. I am really looking forward to reading it.

Re: Gardening by Moonlight
 

Hello Peter,
You raised my interest in this subject a few years ago and I have ordered a copy from LuLu. I am looking forward to it.

Regards,
Bruce