STIRLING ey AYStirling at War JONATHAN FALCONER Following the suocesstul formula established bby more than 50 tiles in the popular ‘at War" series, Stiring at War portrays In words and Pictures just what it was: ke to have been ‘on Bitirings' during World War 2. Weaving his narrative around the detailed ‘eyewitness accounts of aircrews, grounderews ‘and. those who bull. the Sting, autor ‘Jonathan Falconer reveals the ‘oubled Me ‘story of Shorts’ big bomber ‘Through the eyes of a factory worker at ‘Queen's island, Betas, we witness the birth of ‘one of the RAF's fist fourengined ‘heavis’ ‘We climb the crew lade, follow the skip- per up the long dark fuselage to the cockpit fand fy with him and his crew on one of the first Stting ralds over Germany. Ls on your Belly in the bomb almer's pos- ton asthe skipper dodges flak and fighters at low level "We crossed the enemy coast at \Wihelmshaven and were soon fing at low level between two of the Friesian Islands the guns on each island appeared to be fring horizontally or down at us. Sit in on a top secret briefing for an SO Sting crew at Tempsford, and fy with them to 2 OZ ‘somewhere in Occupied Europe" 10 Giver their "Joe Freeze in the biting East ‘Anglian wind with the grounderews on lsper- sal as they try to change an exhaust manifold The Bristol Hercules engines ware superb . there was vitually nothing to leak from ther, But it was a long way down to the ground if you slipped on the wings...” Flyin the greatest aerial armadas ever seen 1s you carry erack paratroops to Normandy on the eve of D-Day, oF tow a lumbering Horsa glider through flak-peppered skies to Amher: ‘As we approached the DZ, someone let off a flare, lighting up the whole sky. it was simply full of arerat above us, below us and on either side Many ‘Stirings and their crews falled to return, victims of the enemy defences or bad weather: It seemed no more than seconds ater I had throttled right back that C-Charie hit the water with an immense thud... flood ‘of cold sea water crashed through the hatch ‘above me With the help of over 220 black and white photographs = many of which represent rare {and previously unpublished glimpses of the Stiting ~ Sting at War offers the rst uly ‘comprehensive coverage of the type's wartime ‘career with the RAF, revealed through the ‘words and photographs of those who knew it best: the factory workers, groundcrews. and the men who flew It into battle over four long years of total wa. £16.95 Also of interest Avenger at War 8. TILLMAN Beaufighter at War ©. BOWYER B-17 Fortress at War R. FREEMAN Halifax at War 8. RAPIER Hurricane at War 2 N. FRANKS Lancaster at War M. GARBETT & 8. GOULDING Lancaster at War 2 M. GARBETT & B. GOULDING Lancaster at War 3 M, GARBETT & B. GOULDING Lancaster at War 4: Pathfinder Squadron A. THORNE: Messerschmitt Bf110 at W: ‘A. VAN ISHOVEN Mosquito at War ©. BOWYER. Pathfinders at War c. BOWYER Spitfire at War 2 A. PRICE Spitfire at War 3 ‘A. PRICE Sunderland at War C. BOWYER ‘Swordfish at War W. A. HARRISON Typhoon & Tempest at War ‘A. REED & R. BEAMONT JAN ALLAN aviation magazines Aircraft Illustrated (monthly) Air Display International (bi-monthly) Eee lan Alan books can be obtained trom all good bookshops or by post rom lan Allan Mall Order Booipont Ls. 48 ton Por, Aina, Oxo Pree Gey fan Aten Prtg LitSTIRLING AT WAR = 1s i pee). ia Pi. Shar 7 a