Compilations of all the stories from Victor and Warlord
Matt Braddock, VC and bar, is a fictional World War II bomber pilot who first appeared in prose adventures the story paper The Rover in 1952, and later as a comic strip in The Victor (1961–83) and Warlord (1974).[1] Some of his stories were published in book form as I Flew With Braddock.
Braddock was known for his fearless nature, superb piloting skills and no-nonsense attitude. He had no time for petty rules and regulations, and remained at the rank of sergeant, refusing to be promoted to an officer rank. However this didn't stop him from standing up to incompetent superiors, or defending other enlisted men from overzealous courts-martial. He spent almost as much time clashing with superior officers as the Germans, and on two occasions in I Flew With Braddock he came fairly close to being court-martialled for assaulting a superior officer (although one incident was a misunderstanding and the other was under severe provocation). The narrator of these stories was his hero-worshipping navigator, George Bourne (a Dr. Watson-type narrator, a relatively sophisticated device for juvenile fiction).
Braddock was so highly regarded that he had carte blanche to pick his own flight crew, and was frequently called upon to advise high-ranking commanders of the RAF. Braddock flew several types of aircraft, but his most prominent command was the Lancaster Bomber "F Fox". At the start of I Flew With Braddock the crew was Braddock and Bourne, co-pilot and flight engineer 'Ham' Hancox, bomb aimer Tom Tanner, radio operator 'Nicker' Brown, mid-upper gunner 'Hoppy' Robinson, and tail gunner Les Howe. Les Howe clashed with Braddock early on and was replaced by 'Baa' Lamb, and later 'Hoppy' Robinson was badly injured in a raid and replaced by Arthur Atkins.
The author of these stories was not clearly stated (
I Flew With Braddock just gave the author as "George Bourne", the fictional narrator) but is believed to be
Gilbert Lawford Dalton
Thanks to Phantom 59
Braddock V01 – I Flew with Braddock
Braddock V02 – Braddock V.C.
Braddock V03 – Braddock V.C.
Braddock V04 – Braddock and the Flying Tigers
Braddock V05 – Braddock V.C.
Braddock V06 – Born to Fly
Braddock V07 – Marksman with Bombs
Braddock V08 – In Battle with Braddock
Braddock V09 – Braddock on the Bust
Braddock V10 – Braddock of the Rocket Squadron
Braddock V11 – Braddock and the Ocean Wulf
Braddock V12 – The Secret War of Sergeant Braddock
Braddock V13 – Braddock and the Secret Weapon
Braddock V14 – Braddock of the Bombers
Braddock V15 – Braddock joins the Chindits
Braddock V16 – Braddock and the Boffins
Braddock V17 – Stringbag
Braddock V18 – Braddock and the Mac-Ship
Braddock W01 – Bomber Braddock
Braddock W02 – Braddock and the Traitor Squadron
Victor
Warlord
Braddock W01 – Bomber Braddock
Braddock W02 – Braddock and the Traitor Squadron
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