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The Millionaires Squadron
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Author : Tom Moulson
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2014-07-08
The Millionaires Squadron written by Tom Moulson and has been published by Pen and Sword this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-07-08 with History categories.
Imagined by an aristocrat in White's Club, London in 1925, a part-time squadron of wealthy young men with their own private aircraft was incorporated into a newly-established combat-ready Auxiliary Air Force, first as bombers, then fighters. The pre-war years combined serious training with frivolity and mischief, but the outbreak of war in 1939 changed that. Despite their social rank the pilots were thrust into the heart of the action, with mortality proving to be the great social leveler. From privileged pre-war lifestyles to front line deployment the lives of those who survived underwent radical change. Through the battles of Britain, Malta, the African desert and Italy the squadron's composition was transformed, and by war's end only a minority were British and none were millionaires. Britain had changed too, and the re-formed squadron filled with a combination of veterans and young middle-class ex-service pilots. The pilots flew Hurricanes in the Battle of Britain, and Spitfires thereafter until the arrival of jets in the '50s; DH Vampires and Gloster Meteors. The one aircraft they could not master was the little-loved mid-engine P-39 Bell Airacobra in 1941. Disbandment in 1957 of the by-then 'Royal' Auxiliary Air Force was fiercely resisted, but inevitable.??Originally published in 1964 to great acclaim, this second edition features a wealth of brand new content in the form of newly uncovered documentation and photo illustrations. It is set to bring the story of this eccentric and dynamic squadron to a whole new audience of aviation and military enthusiasts.??As seen in the Western Morning News and Epping Forest Guardian.
Hunter Killer Squadron
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Author : Matthew Brennan
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 1992
Hunter Killer Squadron written by Matthew Brennan and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Vietnam War, 1961-1975 categories.
The true story of the 1st Cav's elilte air-ground assault force.
Master Bombers
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Author : Sean Feast
language : en
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
Release Date : 2012-09-26
Master Bombers written by Sean Feast and has been published by Casemate Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-09-26 with History categories.
The wartime exploits and experiences of an RAF bomber pathfinder squadron are recounted in this WWII history—“A stunning war book” (Oxford Times, UK). Formed in July 1942, the Pathfinder Force was the corps d’élite of the Royal Air Force’s Bomber Command. The Squadrons of the PFF were tasked with marking targets and leading bomber formations to the right place at the right time. And the best of the force formed the crews of the master bombers, the aircraft in charge of the whole attack. It took nerves of steel for the crew to linger high over the target area, often for hours, in constant fear of attack from fighters or flak. In Master Bombers, aviation historian Sean Feast shares the wartime stories of the men and women of No. 582 Squadron. This bomber pathfinder squadron was formed in April of 1944 and began operations with a night raid on Occupied France a week later. The aircrew and supporting staff of No. 582 distinguished themselves in numerous operations, with one pilot, Ted Swales, winning a posthumous Victoria Cross over Pforzheim.
The Last Squadron
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Author : Dan Jayson
language : en
Publisher: Troubador Publishing Ltd
Release Date : 2017-10-24
The Last Squadron written by Dan Jayson and has been published by Troubador Publishing Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-10-24 with Fiction categories.
Just fifteen years from now, the world is polarised along ethnic and religious lines. Regional low-intenstity wars have now been raging for thirty-five years. In the midst of the conflict, ninety-seven members of the Allied forces 9th Mountain Squadron enroute from the Northern Front for a long awaited period of rest and relaxation, are shot down over the Nordic wilderness. With no way of communicating with the outside world, the aircraft’s captain, Natasha Kavolsky, and the squadron commander, Major Alexander Burton, lead the squadron out of the wilderness only to discover that during their absence the world they knew has ceased to exist. This is a story of comradeship, hope and despair set in a world that is even now a real and terrifying possibility. Realistic praise for Dan Jayson’s debut novel: “I turned the pages faster than an Artillery piece at fire for effect!” – JC (Captain - retired - Royal Artillery) “Captures the spirit of the infantry.” – JH (Corporal - retired - Royal Engineers Commando)
Jagdstaffel 356
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Author : M.E. Kaehnert
language : en
Publisher: Casemate / Greenhill
Release Date : 2013-12-19
Jagdstaffel 356 written by M.E. Kaehnert and has been published by Casemate / Greenhill this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-12-19 with History categories.
A visceral and accurate firsthand account of flying with the Imperial German Air Force during WWI. The airborne fighting squadrons of the Imperial German Luftstreitkräfte—known as the Jagdstaffel or Jasta—were a fearsome and elite force throughout the Great War. Though the entire force was dissolved and their aircraft destroyed by order of the Treaty of Versailles, the stories of the pilotremain in books like Jagdstaffel 356. Although the author has given this Jagdstaffel a fictitious number and changed the names of the pilots composing it, the vivid descriptions and accurate narrative have the genuine ring of truth. Anyone who has had experience of flying on the Western Front or who has studied it since will recognize this chronicle as factual. Many experts believe this work draws on the experience of the Bavarian Jasta 35, which flew against the British; however, whatever its real number may have been, the squadron depicted in Jagdstaffel 356 undoubtedly fought in the air over Flanders in 1918.
The American Beagle Squadron
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Author : American Beagle Squadron Association
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006
The American Beagle Squadron written by American Beagle Squadron Association and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Compiled from diary entries, letters home, declassified Army Air Forces documents, and more recent reflections and anecdotes from the pilots themselves, this history of the Second Fighter Squadron's role in World War 2 portrays the air war in North Africa and Italy with an immediacy that can be found only in first-person accounts. Combining contemporaneous documentation of the squadron's missions with retrospective commentary from the pilots, the book gives the reader a glimpse of the inner life of one of the many "bands of brothers" whose wartime service did so much to shape their world and ours.
From St Vith To Victory
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Author : Stephen C. Smith
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2015-04-30
From St Vith To Victory written by Stephen C. Smith and has been published by Pen and Sword this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-04-30 with History categories.
Compiled from a variety of sources and first-hand accounts, this book is an authoritative record of the part played by No.218 (Gold Coast) Squadron during the bomber offensives of World War II. The squadron's activities are described in detail offering a unique insight into the lives of those involved and saluting the important role that No.3 Group and No.218 Squadron played in Bomber Command's ultimate victory.??No.218 Squadron was formed a few months before the Armistice which brought to a conclusion the Great War. Disbandment soon followed, rendering the squadron number plate dormant until the rise of National Socialism in Germany. The squadron was reformed in 1936 and spent the remaining peace time years honing its skills, skills that would be tested from the very first day of the bomber offensive against Germany to the very last.
633 Squadron
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Author : Frederick E. Smith
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1999
633 Squadron written by Frederick E. Smith and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Large print books categories.
After 633 Squadron's successful but costly raid in Norway, the handful of survivors are at loggerheads with the many new recruits. Air Commondore Davies brings in Ian Moore, a young but very experienced Pathfinder, as Squadron Commander. Under Moore's charismatic leadership the Squadron becomes a corps d'elite again, much to Davies' relief. Davies is aware that the enemy is developing a weapon that could threaten the Allies' invasion plans, and he approaches the American 8th Air force for their co-operation. In the meantime, 633 Squadron is sent out on one of its vital missions. Operation Rhine Maiden has begun.
A History Of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 321
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Author : Peter B. Mersky
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1991
A History Of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 321 written by Peter B. Mersky and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with Government publications categories.
The Eagle Squadrons
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Author : Vern Haugland
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1979
The Eagle Squadrons written by Vern Haugland and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1979 with History categories.