Night of the Intruders

[edwest]

Chronicle of losses suffered by USAAF Mission 311 by German aircraft that followed them back to England. The highest losses ever in one mission.


http://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/?product_id=2507




Usual disclaimer,
Ed

[Sergio Luis dos Santos]

Its a reissue. I have the first edition, different cover. Maybe the author has updated the manuscript.

[mars]

Originally Posted by edwest

Chronicle of losses suffered by USAAF Mission 311 by German aircraft that followed them back to England. The highest losses ever in one mission.


http://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/?product_id=2507




Usual disclaimer,
Ed

It was highly unlikely that this was the "The highest losses ever in one mission." suffered by USAAF, at most, it was the highest losses suffered by night intruder in a single night.

[BC]

It is a reissue. There is some revised detail, but not a great deal. The bit about "highest ever losses" of course, refers to losses to intruders.
In their original blurb, the publishing company wrote: "The aerial fighting over Europe was ferocious. Some 150 Fortress and Liberator aircrew failed to return..." The fact that this involved the loss of 'only' 15 bombers - extremely light losses considering how far into Germany the mission penetrated - was obviously lost on a publisher determined to find a selling point for their book. As readers of this forum are no doubt aware, when the 8th USAAF went to Berlin a week later 63 bombers with 606 crewmen were MIA !!!

BC