Alis Nocturnis - On the wings of the night. An air raid in 1940.
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Alis Nocturnis - On the wings of the night. An air raid in 1940.
Download the free digital version of the book.
The crew of a lone and crippled bomber are deep within enemy territory, desperately trying to find their way back home.
A story of two men, their friendship, their convictions and the ultimate price they paid. An attempt to create a human image for two RAF graves in the General Cemetery of Culemborg, a friendly city in the middle of the Netherlands.
In the night of June 17th, 1940, an Armstrong Whitley Mk.V heavy bomber dropped it's deadly payload over its target in Germany when fate suddenly struck. The events that followed during the rushed and improvised flight back to base eventually led to a tragic ending in the middle of the Netherlands, costing two young men their lives.
With the help of many historical sources, I have recreated the flight as diligently as possible while giving the reader an immersive experience of this fatal last flight.
Download the free digital version of the book.
I find it morally imperative that the story of Gordon Ford and Eric-Jones Roberts is told without financial gain. I have therefore decided to publish it as a free digital production. Feel free to share it with your friends or people who would be interested in reading this story as well.
A hardcover book is available for those who want to have a physical copy in their collection, or give it away.
Pilot Gordon Ford
Navigator Eric Jones-Roberts
The author next to the graves in Culemborg/Nederland.
Alis Nocturnis - On the wings of the night
58th Squadron motto.
Author
jpcvanheijst.com/alis-nocturnis
58th Squadron motto.
Author
jpcvanheijst.com/alis-nocturnis
The crew of a lone and crippled bomber are deep within enemy territory, desperately trying to find their way back home.
A story of two men, their friendship, their convictions and the ultimate price they paid. An attempt to create a human image for two RAF graves in the General Cemetery of Culemborg, a friendly city in the middle of the Netherlands.
In the night of June 17th, 1940, an Armstrong Whitley Mk.V heavy bomber dropped it's deadly payload over its target in Germany when fate suddenly struck. The events that followed during the rushed and improvised flight back to base eventually led to a tragic ending in the middle of the Netherlands, costing two young men their lives.
With the help of many historical sources, I have recreated the flight as diligently as possible while giving the reader an immersive experience of this fatal last flight.
Download the free digital version of the book.
I find it morally imperative that the story of Gordon Ford and Eric-Jones Roberts is told without financial gain. I have therefore decided to publish it as a free digital production. Feel free to share it with your friends or people who would be interested in reading this story as well.
A hardcover book is available for those who want to have a physical copy in their collection, or give it away.
Pilot Gordon Ford
Navigator Eric Jones-Roberts
The author next to the graves in Culemborg/Nederland.
