Flying Scotsman. An Airman's Story - Mackie, Alastair
an airman's story
KORTE INHOUD
This is the memoir of a 26 year career in the RAF, told with humor and modesty that belies the danger of flying over 47 different types of military aircraft in war and peace. Alastair Mackie began his operational career flying Wellington bombers over the North African desert war until converting to the B-24 Liberator. He watched the famous opening barrage at the opening of El Alamein from the air and became involved in supplying the besieged island of Malta together with hunting German ships in the Mediterranean. He was then posted to Northern Ireland converting to the DC-3. He flew during D-Day, dropping parachute troops into German held territory and continued these operations until the war's end when he was part of the operation to return British troops and released POWs to the UK. He was then posted to a long-range DC-3 squadron and flew to all points East. After the war he was posted to The Central Flying School teaching future flying instructors in a variety of aircraft from Tiger Moths to Lancasters. A...
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2012Uitgever: Barnsley, Pen & Sword184 paginasTaal: EngelsISBN-10: 1848847564ISBN-13: 9781848847569Koop dit boek tweedehands
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[Auteur: Mackie, Alastair] [Pagina's: 184] [Taal: en] [Uitgever: Barnsley, Pen & Sword] [Jaar: 2012] [Titel: Flying Scotsman. An Airman's Story]
