Lancaster: The Forging of a Very British Legend

Sir Arthur Harris, the controversial chief of Royal Air Force Bomber Command, described the Lancaster as the 'greatest single factor in winning the war'. RAF bomber squadrons flew nearly 300,000 sorties and dropped around a million tons of explosives, as well as life-saving supplies. Over 10,000 of their aircraft never returned. The human cost was staggering. Of the 125,000 men who served in Bomber Command, over 55,000 were killed and another 8,400 were wounded. Some 10,000 survived being shot down, only to become prisoners of war. Former RAF Tornado Navigator, Gulf War veteran and bestselling author John Nichol now tells the inspiring and moving story of this legendary aircraft.