Ebook: M-Mother : Dambuster Flight Lieutenant John 'Hoppy' Hopgood
Author: Elmes Jenny, Fraser Lowe Shere, Hopgood John
- Tags: Hopgood John., Great Britain. -- Royal Air Force. -- Squadron 617., Air pilots Military -- Great Britain -- Biography., World War 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations British., Bombing Aerial -- Germany -- Ruhr (Region) -- History., Great Britain. Royal Air Force -- History -- World War 1939-1945., Lancaster (Bombers), BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Military.
- Year: 2015
- Publisher: The History Press
- City: New York
- Language: English
- epub
John Hopgood was one of the pilots of the 19 Lancaster bombers that took part in the Dambusters raid of May 1943. Wounded by flak and with his aircraft falling apart, 'Hoppy' managed to gain height for two of his crew to parachute to safety. The plane crashed moments later, killing John and another two crew members still on board. Incredibly, at just 21 years of age, 'Hoppy' was a veteran of 48 missions and 2nd in Read more...
Abstract: John Hopgood was one of the pilots of the 19 Lancaster bombers that took part in the Dambusters raid of May 1943. Wounded by flak and with his aircraft falling apart, 'Hoppy' managed to gain height for two of his crew to parachute to safety. The plane crashed moments later, killing John and another two crew members still on board. Incredibly, at just 21 years of age, 'Hoppy' was a veteran of 48 missions and 2nd in command of the raid - he actually taught Guy Gibson the finer points of flying a Lancaster! John's niece Jenny Elmes has put together the story from his diary and voluminous correspo