John W Musselman

Undaunted They Flew John W Musselman

Compelling factual account about the WWII exploits of a 166 Squadron Lancaster bomber crew in RAF Bomber Command 1944-1945. A son discovers the kind of man his father had been through the pages of a Pilot Logbook bequeathed to him by a father he barely knew. What might be considered an ordinary stint at an operational wartime squadron takes a remarkable turn when the crew gets allocated the squadron's oldest aircraft, AS-R2, Ser. No. ME746, as their regular kite. As man and machine become inextricably intertwined, their plight to conquer the overwhelming odds of survival, tests their resolve and the very limits of their mental and physical endurance. Chronicling their day-to-day trials and tribulations in the wintry Lincolnshire Wolds to the harrowing missions over the heavily contested skies over Nazi Germany, duty bound they strive to repeatedly deliver their lethal bomb loads as the job demands. Their initial youthful exuberance, bravado, and naivete quickly reveals their dire predicament and forces the crew to face their fears and the stark reality of being an aircrew in RAF Bomber Command. Their constant prayer to--JUST NOT FAIL THEIR MATES.