The Lancaster at war / [by] Mike Garbett and Brian Goulding

London : Allan, 1971. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 144 pages illustrations, portraits 29 cm. Contents; Introduction -- The early days -- In production -- The shining sword / Jack Currie ; ... and the women's view / Miss Lettice Curtis -- Entry into service -- The tip-off / Rod Rodley -- Panorama of power -- Making ready -- Bombing up -- Twenty Lancasters / Carl Olsson -- Fuelling -- Ready at dispersal -- The unsung heros -- Not all had wings / Stan Wells -- Breifing -- Prelude to Hell / John Shelton -- Out to the kites -- Interiors -- Start up -- First flight on ops / Lance Connery -- Taxying and marshalling -- Take-off -- Pilotless bomber / Jimmy Griffiths -- En route -- Late guests / Edward Cook -- On target -- Lighting strike -- The way back -- The Cathedral and I survived / Fred Smooker -- Seven more for the Goldfish Club / John Goldsmith -- Safely home -- We ""died"" three times / Bill Benn�e -- Caterpillars extrordinaire / 'Blue' Rackley -- After the raid -- A cool welcome / Ken Lane -- Battle damage -- Prangs -- Under repair -- Insignia -- 100 not out -- Wings for Victory -- Mercy missions -- Lancs from Canada -- Graveyards -- Airfields, then and now -- By Ermine Street to yesterday / Don Charlwood -- The Dam Busters :fact and film -- In memoriam. Subjects; Great Britain. Royal Air Force History. 1939-1945. Lancaster (Bomber). World War, 1939-1945 Aerial operations, British. Military operations, Aerial British. Aircraft - Landplanes. World War, 1939-1945 Aerial operations, British. World War 2 Great Britain Royal Air Force Lancaster bombers. Lancaster bombers World War 2.