The Resource Fatal mission : the life and death of the crew of Naughty Nan 467 Sqn. RAAF, Mal Elliot
Fatal mission : the life and death of the crew of Naughty Nan 467 Sqn. RAAF, Mal Elliot
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- Summary
- Fatal Mission is the story of Australian navigator Oscar Furniss, just one of 55,000 young men who perished while flying for Bomber Command during World War II. Lovingly crafted by his nephew, Mal Elliott, this book brings to life a young man whose name was never spoken by his family and who was a stranger to his modern-day descendants. Elliott follows Oscar from his carefree childhood in the Blue Mountains through his training over the vast emptiness of Canada to the mist-shrouded patchwork landscapes of Britain and on to the hostile skies of occupied France. He uses the accounts of the two surviving aircrew to piece together the events of the fateful night that saw most of the crew of Lancaster JA901, affectionally know as Naughty Nan, perish as pilot Colin Dickson heroically manoeuvred his burning aircraft away from the towns and villages that dotted the landscape. This has been a difficult book for Elliott to write as it contains a harrowing description of his uncle's last moments. The terrible impact of the deaths of the aircrew are vividly described alongside the miraculous tales of the two survivors. But for the family of Oscar Furniss there would be no miracle, just the lingering weight of deep and lasting grief. This is a story that moves beyond the technical descriptions of bombing missions to describe the human toll of conflict. It underlines the crucial importance of commemoration, of refusing to allow those who perished in war to be forgotten. Theirs was a sacrifice that we who live in freedom should never forget
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 204 pages
- Note
- Includes appendix and endnotes
- Isbn
- 9781922265142
- Label
- Fatal mission : the life and death of the crew of Naughty Nan 467 Sqn. RAAF
- Title
- Fatal mission
- Title remainder
- the life and death of the crew of Naughty Nan 467 Sqn. RAAF
- Statement of responsibility
- Mal Elliot
- Title variation
- 467 Squadron RAAF : RAF Bomber Command
- Subject
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- Australia, Royal Australian Air Force | Squadron, 467 -- History -- World War, 1939-1945
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, British -- Biography
- Furniss, Oscar, 1921-1944
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Missing in action -- Australia -- Biography
- Australia, Royal Australian Air Force | Squadron, 467 -- Biography
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, Australian -- Biography
- Lancaster (Bomber) -- History
- Great Britain, Royal Air Force. Bomber Command -- Biography
- Australia, Royal Australian Air Force | Squadron, 467 -- History
- Soldiers -- New South Wales | Wentworth Falls (N.S.W.) -- Biography
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Fatal Mission is the story of Australian navigator Oscar Furniss, just one of 55,000 young men who perished while flying for Bomber Command during World War II. Lovingly crafted by his nephew, Mal Elliott, this book brings to life a young man whose name was never spoken by his family and who was a stranger to his modern-day descendants. Elliott follows Oscar from his carefree childhood in the Blue Mountains through his training over the vast emptiness of Canada to the mist-shrouded patchwork landscapes of Britain and on to the hostile skies of occupied France. He uses the accounts of the two surviving aircrew to piece together the events of the fateful night that saw most of the crew of Lancaster JA901, affectionally know as Naughty Nan, perish as pilot Colin Dickson heroically manoeuvred his burning aircraft away from the towns and villages that dotted the landscape. This has been a difficult book for Elliott to write as it contains a harrowing description of his uncle's last moments. The terrible impact of the deaths of the aircrew are vividly described alongside the miraculous tales of the two survivors. But for the family of Oscar Furniss there would be no miracle, just the lingering weight of deep and lasting grief. This is a story that moves beyond the technical descriptions of bombing missions to describe the human toll of conflict. It underlines the crucial importance of commemoration, of refusing to allow those who perished in war to be forgotten. Theirs was a sacrifice that we who live in freedom should never forget
- Biography type
- individual biography
- Cataloging source
- YDX
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Elliot, Mal
- Dewey number
- 940.544
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- photographs
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Furniss, Oscar
- Australia
- Australia
- Australia
- Great Britain
- World War, 1939-1945
- World War, 1939-1945
- World War, 1939-1945
- Soldiers
- Lancaster (Bomber)
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- Fatal mission : the life and death of the crew of Naughty Nan 467 Sqn. RAAF, Mal Elliot
- Note
- Includes appendix and endnotes
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 204-205)
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
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- text
- still image
- cartographic image
- Content type code
-
- txt
- sti
- cri
- Content type MARC source
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- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 000065345717
- Dimensions
- 23 cm.
- Extent
- 204 pages
- Form of item
- regular print reproduction
- Isbn
- 9781922265142
- Isbn Type
- (paperback)
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps,photographs
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1102597850
- Label
- Fatal mission : the life and death of the crew of Naughty Nan 467 Sqn. RAAF, Mal Elliot
- Note
- Includes appendix and endnotes
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 204-205)
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- text
- still image
- cartographic image
- Content type code
-
- txt
- sti
- cri
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 000065345717
- Dimensions
- 23 cm.
- Extent
- 204 pages
- Form of item
- regular print reproduction
- Isbn
- 9781922265142
- Isbn Type
- (paperback)
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps,photographs
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1102597850
Subject
- Australia, Royal Australian Air Force | Squadron, 467 -- Biography
- Australia, Royal Australian Air Force | Squadron, 467 -- History
- Australia, Royal Australian Air Force | Squadron, 467 -- History -- World War, 1939-1945
- Furniss, Oscar, 1921-1944
- Great Britain, Royal Air Force. Bomber Command -- Biography
- Lancaster (Bomber) -- History
- Soldiers -- New South Wales | Wentworth Falls (N.S.W.) -- Biography
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, Australian -- Biography
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, British -- Biography
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Missing in action -- Australia -- Biography
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