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Duxford and the big wings, 1940-45 : RAF and USAAF fighter pilots at war / Martin W. Bowman.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bowman, Martin W., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Great Britain. Royal Air Force--History--World War, 1939-1945.
- Great Britain.
- United States. Air Force--History--World War, 1939-1945.
- United States.
- World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, British.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American.
- World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, British.
- World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American.
- Britain, Battle of, Great Britain, 1940.
- Duxford Airfield (Great Britain).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (562 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Barnsley, South Yorkshire : Pen & Sword Aviation, 2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- A pulsating account of the young RAF and American fighter boys who flew Spitfires, Hurricanes, Thunderbolts and Mustangs during 1940-45. It is unique in that the story is told using first person accounts from RAF, German and American 'Eagles' who fought in the skies over England in the Battle of Britain in the summer of 1940 and the great air offensives over occupied-Europe from 1942 onwards. The first five and a half chapters cover the Battle of Britain period when the RAF squadrons fought dog fights with the Luftwaffe and then fought them in gathering strength using the 'Big Wings to meet th
- Contents:
- Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; CHAPTER ONE - 'We Shall Defend Our Island'; CHAPTER TWO - Dowding's Chicks and Bader's Boys; CHAPTER THREE - Big Wing; CHAPTER FOUR - In the Teeth of Odds; CHAPTER FIVE - Eagles With Gloves On; CHAPTER SIX - Wings of Eagles; CHAPTER SEVEN - Rite of Passage; CHAPTER EIGHT - The Burning Blue; CHAPTER NINE - Aces and Strafers; CHAPTER TEN - Battle for the Sky; CHAPTER ELEVEN - A Change of Horse Power; CHAPTER TWELVE - The Sky is Swept1; INDEX
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781783464845
- 1783464844
- 9781783469505
- 1783469501
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