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Eyes Of The Raf
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Author : Roy Conyers Nesbit
language : en
Publisher: Salamander Books
Release Date : 1996
Eyes Of The Raf written by Roy Conyers Nesbit and has been published by Salamander Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Aerial reconnaissance, British categories.
Photo-reconnaissance has come a long way from its faltering beginnings over the trenches of the Western Front during World War I, when unwieldy plate cameras were held over the cockpit sides of RFC BE2a biplanes. By the close of World War II, designated PR Spitfires could photograph Germany by day, while Mosquitoes could photograph by day or night with considerable success from heights of up to 36,000 feet. Following ten years of incredible advances in digital, optical and mechanical technology, the mid-1990s saw the RAF's Tornado GR1As using video-tape for PR, with a data link to relay pictures direct to interpreters on the ground, thus doing away altogether with wet film.
Eyes Of The Raf
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Author : Roy Conyers Nesbit
language : en
Publisher: Alan Sutton Publishing
Release Date : 1996
Eyes Of The Raf written by Roy Conyers Nesbit and has been published by Alan Sutton Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with History categories.
A comprehensive history including the Falklands and Gulf Wars, based on official and personal records.
For Raf Eyes Only
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Author : Jim Jenkinson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1993
For Raf Eyes Only written by Jim Jenkinson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Ordnance disposal units categories.
Eyes Of The Eighth
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Author : Patricia Fussell Keen
language : en
Publisher: CAVU Publishing
Release Date : 1996
Eyes Of The Eighth written by Patricia Fussell Keen and has been published by CAVU Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with History categories.
Royal Observer Corps
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Author : Air Ministry Personnel
language : en
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
Release Date : 2018-02-28
Royal Observer Corps written by Air Ministry Personnel and has been published by Casemate Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-02-28 with History categories.
The key roles played by the Royal Observer Corps in the Second World War have, all too often, been overshadowed by more glamourous arms of the defense forces. The teams in the Sector Stations, plotting the battles raging above, and the Spitfires and Hurricanes swooping upon the formations of enemy fighters and bombers, present easily imagined and dramatic scenes. Yet between the radar stations, detecting the German aircraft approaching over the Channel, and the Sector Controls were the little sandbagged posts of the Observer Corps that provided overland tracking of the enemy formations.The Royal Observer Corps (the Royal prefix being approved in 1941) proved a vital link in the communication chain in the defense of the UK, particularly in the Battle of Britain, as it provided the only means of tracking enemy aircraft once they had crossed the coastline. The highly skilled Observers were also able to identify and count the enemy aircraft, turning blips on a screen into actual types and numbers of German machines.Even after the threat from the Luftwaffe receded after the Battle of Britain and the Blitz, the ROC again came to the fore when the V1s opened a new reign of terror in 1944. Because these small, fast weapons were so hard to detect the RAFs fighter controllers moved into the ROCs operations rooms so that they could respond to the V-1 threat more rapidly.In this official history of the ROC written shortly after the war, the corps operations throughout the conflict are set out in great detail. This includes a section on the last flight of Rudolf Hess, as well as one detailing the work of those who were selected for employment as Seaborne Observers on ships during the D-Day landings, where their specialist identification skills were used to prevent the all-too prevalent instances of friendly fire.This history provides an account of the ROC which is just as important in understanding the operations of the corps as the Observers were in the defense of the United Kingdom during the Second War.
India Through The Eyes Of An Raf Serviceman My Grandfather
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Author : Elizabeth Wood
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014-09-26
India Through The Eyes Of An Raf Serviceman My Grandfather written by Elizabeth Wood and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-09-26 with categories.
Royal Observer Corps
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Author : Pen & Sword Books Limited
language : en
Publisher: Frontline Books
Release Date : 2018-02
Royal Observer Corps written by Pen & Sword Books Limited and has been published by Frontline Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-02 with categories.
The key roles played by the Royal Observer Corps in the Second World War have, all too often, been overshadowed by more glamourous arms of the defense forces. The teams in the Sector Stations, plotting the battles raging above, and the Spitfires and Hurricanes swooping upon the formations of enemy fighters and bombers, present easily imagined and dramatic scenes. Yet between the radar stations, detecting the German aircraft approaching over the Channel, and the Sector Controls were the little sandbagged posts of the Observer Corps that provided overland tracking of the enemy formations. The Royal Observer Corps (the 'Royal' prefix being approved in 1941) proved a vital link in the communication chain in the defense of the UK, particularly in the Battle of Britain, as it provided the only means of tracking enemy aircraft once they had crossed the coastline. The highly skilled Observers were also able to identify and count the enemy aircraft, turning blips on a screen into actual types and numbers of German machines. Even after the threat from the Luftwaffe receded after the Battle of Britain and the Blitz, the ROC again came to the fore when the V1s opened a new reign of terror in 1944. Because these small, fast weapons were so hard to detect the RAF's fighter controllers moved into the ROC's operations rooms so that they could respond to the V-1 threat more rapidly. In this official history of the ROC written shortly after the war, the corps' operations throughout the conflict are set out in great detail. This includes a section on the last flight of Rudolf Hess, as well as one detailing the work of those who were selected for employment as Seaborne Observers on ships during the D-Day landings, where their specialist identification skills were used to prevent the all-too prevalent instances of 'friendly fire'. This history provides an account of the ROC which is just as important in understanding the operations of the corps as the Observers were in the defense of the United Kingdom during the Second War.
The Armed Rovers
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Author : Roy Conyers Nesbit
language : en
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
Release Date : 2014-07-19
The Armed Rovers written by Roy Conyers Nesbit and has been published by Casemate Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-07-19 with History categories.
The little-known story of how the Royal Air Force kept supplies from reaching Rommel’s Afrika Korps, by an RAF veteran and renowned aviation historian. By far the most dangerous of the RAF operations during the Second World War were daylight attacks on enemy shipping, yet little has been written about this aerial campaign and the brave airmen who took part. In particular, the intense air-sea battles that were fought in the Mediterranean have been neglected in histories of the war in North Africa and Italy. Roy Nesbit, in this classic account, sets the record straight by describing in vivid detail how a few RAF squadrons were successful in destroying supplies vital to the Italian and German armies during the fighting in Libya, Egypt, and Tunisia. At critical moments during the land battles, during the dramatic advances and retreats that characterized the fighting in the desert, the failure of supplies to get through to Rommel’s Afrika Korps was decisive. But the casualties suffered by the airmen in these low-level attacks were daunting, as were those among the naval and merchant seamen whose vessels were targeted. This is their dramatic true story, by the author of The Royal Air Force: An Illustrated History From 1918 and Arctic Airmen.
Through Eyes Of Blue
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Author : A. E. Ross
language : en
Publisher: Airlife Publishing
Release Date : 2002
Through Eyes Of Blue written by A. E. Ross and has been published by Airlife Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Airmen categories.
This volume contains 193 personal memoirs of life in the Royal Air Force, spanning the years from its formation in 1918 to operations in the Balkans in the 21st century. Contributions come from all ranks, from WAAFs to Air Chief Marshals, and together they paint a vivid picture of RAF history.
Life In The Raf
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Author : Geoff Dann (Cartoonist)
language : en
Publisher: Anchor Books
Release Date : 2010
Life In The Raf written by Geoff Dann (Cartoonist) and has been published by Anchor Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with categories.