"Dedicated to families and loved ones of those gallant aircrew who gave their lives"
A collection of war poems and recollections written by
Sergeant Jim Brookbank RAF
whilst serving as a Bomb Aimer with
IX SQUADRON BOMBER COMMAND
1944 - 1946
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Proceeds from the sales of BEFORE THE DAWN go to charities related to the armed services.
Jim Brookbank volunteered for training in October 1941. He joined IX Squadron in 5 Group, Bomber Command based at RAF Bardney in Lincolnshire. He served as Bomb Aimer.
No 9 Squadron flew Lancasters and was tasked to attack the enemy's war machine. It flew both night and day attacks; the Ruhr Valley, the armaments factories, the aircraft industries, the railway marshalling yards and communications networks, the Dortmund - Ems canal, the enemy ports and shipping.
More quotes from BEFORE THE DAWN:
"... The barn owl swoops with the talon drawn
In search of prey before the dawn"
"The minds of the living are the Souls of the dead"Wing Commander Roy Arnold
Politicians mouth their platitudes,Extract from the poem THE BOTTOM LINE by Jim Brookbank
Commanders lead from the rear.
Armchair warriors strike their attitudes
But we have to deal with the fear
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