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Three's Company: a History of No.3 (Fighter) Squadron RAF
Door Jack T.C. Long
Categorie | Algemeen Militaria |
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Boeknummer | #327383-XD20 |
Titel | Three's Company: a History of No.3 (Fighter) Squadron RAF |
Auteur | Long, Jack T.C. |
Boektype | Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag |
Uitgeverij | Barnsley : Pen & Sword Aviation |
Jaar van uitgave | 2005 |
ISBN10 | 1844151581 |
ISBN13 | 9781844151585 |
Taal | Engels |
Beschrijving | Original blue boards, gilt lettered spine, dust jacket, richly illustrated with b/w photogrpahs, 8vo. |
Samenvatting | No 3 Squadron was formed at Larkhill in 1912 from the No 2 (Airplane} Company under the command of the famous Major Robert Brooke-Popham. More importantly the squadron was the first in the RFC to be equipped with fixed-wing aircraft. Thereafter the squadron distinguished itself in both World Wars, its battle honors including Mons, Neuve Chappelle, Loos, Somme 1916, Cambrai 1917, Somme 1918, The Battle of Britain, Normandy and Arnhem. More recently it has seen service in the Falklands, the Balkans and Iraq. This book is a highly-illustrated history of the Squadron's operations throughout its history. The rare photographs have been collected by the author over many years and the text includes firsthand accounts from the Squadron archives. This book is the ultimate record of one of the world'... (Lees verder)s oldest and proudest military flying units. |
Pagina's | 218 |
Conditie | Goed |
Prijs | € 10,00 |
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