Stay the distance : the life and times of Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Michael Beetham / Peter Jacobs ; foreword by Sebastian Cox.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jacobs, Peter, 1958- author.

Contributor:

Cox, Sebastian, writer of foreword.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Beetham, Michael.

Great Britain. Royal Air Force--Biography.

Great Britain.

Marshals--Great Britain--Biography.

Marshals.

Great Britain--History, Military--20th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (493 p.)

Place of Publication:

London : Frontline Books, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Sir Michael Beetham enjoyed a long and distinguished career in the Royal Air Force. He joined the RAF as a pilot in 1941 and was awarded the DFC whilst serving with Bomber Command during 1943/44. Remaining in the post-war RAF, a number of flying and staff appointments followed, notably he drafted the first specification for the ill-fated TSR 2 and later joined the V-Force as commanding officer of 214 Sqn at Marham. Beetham then served at the heart of Bomber Command's affairs when the V-Force was at the forefront of the nation's defenses. The most critical moment came with the Cuban Missile Cri

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""List of Illustrations""; ""Foreword""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Abbreviations""; ""Introduction""; ""1 Southern Skies""; ""2 Bomber Pilot""; ""3 Bomber Command to Africa""; ""4 A Career Unfolds""; ""5 A Valiant Record Breaker""; ""6 The Height of Readiness and a Close-Run Thing in Cuba""; ""7 Trouble in Aden""; ""8 To the Stars""; ""9 RAF Germany""; ""10 The Chief""; ""11 A Change of Government""; ""12 The Falklands""; ""13 What Retirement?""; ""14 On Reflection""; ""Appendix:""; ""Summary of Promotions, Awards and Appointments""

""Select Bibliography""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-78346-153-5

OCLC:

854974842