Battle of Britain Broadcaster (ePub)
Charles Gardner, Radio Pioneer & WWII Pilot
(Sprache: Englisch)
"The unique story of a radio broadcasting pioneer and war correspondent, told with affection by his son." -Firetrench
With the outbreak of World War II, Charles Gardner became one of the first BBC war correspondents and was posted to France to cover...
With the outbreak of World War II, Charles Gardner became one of the first BBC war correspondents and was posted to France to cover...
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"The unique story of a radio broadcasting pioneer and war correspondent, told with affection by his son." -Firetrench
With the outbreak of World War II, Charles Gardner became one of the first BBC war correspondents and was posted to France to cover the RAF's AASF (Advanced Air Strike Force). He made numerous broadcasts interviewing many fighter pilots after engagements with the Germans and recalling stories of raids, bomb attacks and eventually the Blitzkrieg when they all were evacuated from France.
In late 1940 he was commissioned in the RAF as a pilot and flew Catalina flying boats of Coastal Command. After support missions over the Atlantic protecting supply convoys from America, his squadron was deployed to Ceylon which was under threat from the Japanese navy. Gardner was later recruited by Lord Mountbatten, to help report the exploits of the British 14th Army in Burma. He both broadcast and filed countless reports of their astonishing bravery in beating the Japanese in jungle conditions and monsoon weather.
After the war, Gardner became the BBC air correspondent from 1946-1953. As such, he became known as "The Voice of the Air," witnessing and recording the greatest days in British aviation history. But perhaps he will best be remembered for his 1940 eye-witness account of an air battle over the English Channel when German dive bombers unsuccessfully attacked a British convoy but were driven off by RAF fighters. That broadcast is still played frequently today.
With the outbreak of World War II, Charles Gardner became one of the first BBC war correspondents and was posted to France to cover the RAF's AASF (Advanced Air Strike Force). He made numerous broadcasts interviewing many fighter pilots after engagements with the Germans and recalling stories of raids, bomb attacks and eventually the Blitzkrieg when they all were evacuated from France.
In late 1940 he was commissioned in the RAF as a pilot and flew Catalina flying boats of Coastal Command. After support missions over the Atlantic protecting supply convoys from America, his squadron was deployed to Ceylon which was under threat from the Japanese navy. Gardner was later recruited by Lord Mountbatten, to help report the exploits of the British 14th Army in Burma. He both broadcast and filed countless reports of their astonishing bravery in beating the Japanese in jungle conditions and monsoon weather.
After the war, Gardner became the BBC air correspondent from 1946-1953. As such, he became known as "The Voice of the Air," witnessing and recording the greatest days in British aviation history. But perhaps he will best be remembered for his 1940 eye-witness account of an air battle over the English Channel when German dive bombers unsuccessfully attacked a British convoy but were driven off by RAF fighters. That broadcast is still played frequently today.
Autoren-Porträt von Robert Gardner
ROBERT GARDNER worked as a journalist for four years before moving into public relations with the British Aircraft Corporation becoming Head of Publicity and later Vice President of British Aerospace and BAE Systems. Robert Gardner, who is now retired, was appointed MBE in 2001.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Robert Gardner
- 2020, 232 Seiten, Englisch
- Verlag: PEN & SWORD BOOKS
- ISBN-10: 1526746883
- ISBN-13: 9781526746887
- Erscheinungsdatum: 12.11.2020
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