RAF BOMBER COMMAND AT WAR 1939-45 (Vol 2)
Audio CDs on CD41 label

Largely unheard for more than sixty years, these restored original recordings on Vol. 2 stand as a tribute to the crews of Blenheims, Wellingtons, Hampdens, Sirlings, Halifaxes, Lancasters and Mosquitos between 1940 and 1945, as well as all other Bomber Command personel. To read detailed liner notes and recording information click here. To purchase CD click here


RAF BOMBER COMMAND AT WAR 1939-45 (VOL 2) CD41-030 £10
CD41 are proud to announce another 73 minute audio CD collection of rare archive recordings from the Second World War, featuring broadcast and actuality recordings relating to RAF Bomber Command operations. Raids covered include Augsburg, Kiel, Dortmund, the Rhine Dams, Amiens gaol and Aarhus, as well as low level precison strikes and the first unaided destruction of a U-boat. The recordings also include first-hand accounts of early raids (1940-42) in Hampdens, Blenheims and Wellingtons, as well as later four-engined heavies. The booklet features detailed recording and historical notes by James Hayward, with images. All audio content has been carefully digitally restored for CD release. The CD is an absolute must for all historians and researchers, as well as collectors of archive sound and broadcast recordings. To read CD liner notes click here. Full tracklist: Blenheim Destroys U-boat (1940), Raid on Danzig (1940), Raid on Munich (1940), Wellington Bombs Kiel (1941), Roving Patrol By Hampdens (1942), Augsburg - Lancaster VC (1942), Nightingales & Bombers (1943), 617 Squadron - Dambusters (1943), Stirling Loses Turret & Ditches (1943), Dortmund Raid - Stirling Base (1943), Mosquito Raid - Amiens (1944), Normandy Ground Support (1944), Mosquito Base/Osnabruck Raid (1944), Work of Rear Gunner (1944), Air Gunner Debrief (1944), Mosquito Raid - Aarhus (1944), Damaged Beaufighter (1944), An Airman's Letter to his Mother (1940). ISBN: 978-1-906310-05-9

Reviews: "This second volume is really special" (Best of British, 12/07)


FOR VALOUR: VICTORIA CROSS WINNERS 1914-1945 CD41-022 £10
This unique archive audiobook CD features first-hand accounts by and of thirteen recipients of the VC between 1915 and 1945, include four from Bomber Command: Learoyd, Middleton, Ward and Thompson. The booklet features archive images and detailed historical notes. To read notes click here. Full tracklist: Sergeant Edward Dwyer (1915), Flight Lieutenant Roderick Learoyd (1940), Flight Lieutenant J.B. Nicolson (1940), Lieutenant Charles Upham (1941/1942), Sergeant Pilot James Ward (1941), Commander Robert Ryder (1942), Sergeant Quentin Smythe (1942), Flight Sergeant R.H. Middleton (1942), Lieutenants B.C.G. Place and D. Cameron (1943), Naik Nand Singh (1944), Fusilier F.A. Jefferson (1944), Major John Mahony (1944), Sergeant-Major Stanley Hollis (1944), Lieutenant G.R. Norton (1944), Flight Sergeant George Thompson (1945).

Reviews: "Fifteen original recordings, including five from the RAF. It's fascinating to hear these tales from those who earned the decoration, or listen to the posthumous tributes from those who were there. Well worth the price of admission" (Flypast, 10/2007); "Forgotten voices that offer a fascinating insight into heroism in wartime" (Jive Magazine, 10/2007)

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