How Long to Read Black Night for Bomber Command

How Long Does it Take to Read Black Night for Bomber Command?

It takes the average reader 7 hours and 23 minutes to read Black Night for Bomber Command by Richard Knott

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

"I am not pressing you to fight the weather as well as the Germans, never forget that." So wrote Winston Churchill to Arthur Harris, the Commander-in-Chief of RAF Bomber Command, after the terrible events of 16 December 1943. In the murky dusk almost five hundred heavy bombers, almost entirely Lancasters, set out for Berlin from their bases in eastern England, from north Yorkshire to southern Cambridgeshire. They lifted off at around 4 pm to bomb the target four hours later and were expected to return at midnight. 328 aircrew lost their lives that night they were the victims of the weather, not the Germans. This book relates the tragic circumstances of individual crews as they struggled to find their home bases in low cloud and fog. It also includes stories from the local people who remember hearing a low-flying aircraft and all too often the frightful explosion as it struck unexpected high ground or even trees. Some rescue attempts were successful, but for most aircrew it was death in a blazing wreck. Many of the crash sites have been explored by the author as he tried to imagine exactly how each aircraft came to grief. It contains many photos of aircraft as they were and the remaining impact areas that remain to this day.

How long is Black Night for Bomber Command?

Black Night for Bomber Command by Richard Knott is 435 pages long, and a total of 110,925 words.

This makes it 147% the length of the average book. It also has 136% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Black Night for Bomber Command Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 10 hours and 6 minutes to read Black Night for Bomber Command aloud.

What Reading Level is Black Night for Bomber Command?

Black Night for Bomber Command is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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