Aces, Airmen and the Biggin Hill Wing. A Collective Memoir 1941 - 1942 - Tan, Jon E.C.
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During the Second World War, RAF Biggin Hill was one of Fighter Command s premier stations. Throughout the Battle of Britain and beyond, it became a hotbed of talent and expertise, home to many of the Command s most notable and successful squadrons. Both on the ground and in the air, Biggin Hill had a formidable reputation and its prowess was very much built on a partnership between air and ground personnel, including squadron members, specialist engineers, armorers and other ground-crew. This fascinating new book from Jon Tan offers a rich account of the years 1941-1942, an incredibly varied and eventful period in Biggin s story. The author s late grandfather, David Raymond Davies, was assigned to a specialist armorers team at Biggin Hill and his grandson s narrative serves as a tribute to a particularly fascinating RAF career. Told from Davies firsthand viewpoint and taking a ground-crew member s perspective, no other history has been published that examines day-to-day operations at Biggin Hill in this way....
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2016Uitgever: Barnsley, Pen & Sword250 paginasTaal: EngelsISBN-10: 1473881692ISBN-13: 9781473881693Koop dit boek tweedehands
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[Auteur: Tan, Jon E.C.] [Pagina's: 250] [Taal: en] [Uitgever: Barnsley, Pen & Sword] [Jaar: 2016] [Titel: Aces, Airmen and the Biggin Hill Wing. A Collective Memoir 1941 - 1942]
