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Kenneth 'Hawkeye' Lee DFC : Battle of Britain & Desert Air Force fighter ace / Nick Thomas.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Thomas, Nick.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Fighter pilots--Biography.
- Fighter pilots.
- World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, British.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- Lee, Kenneth, 1915-2008.
- Lee, Kenneth.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (233 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Barnsley, South Yorkshire [England] : Pen & Sword Aviation, an imprint of Pen & Sword Books, 2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Following training 'Hawkeye' Lee received his commission and was posted to 501 Squadron which was sent to support the Expeditionary Force in France, arriving on 10 May, only hours after the Blitzkrieg had been launched. Lee quickly opened his score, claiming several bombers during the first week of operations. Having been wounded when his Hurricane exploded following a dogfight, Lee was briefly rested but soon rejoined the Squadron before they moved to their first Battle of Britain base at Middle Wallop. Lee scored more damaged and destroyed enemy aircraft and by the end of July he was Mention
- Contents:
- Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter 1: Early Beginnings; Chapter 2: New Horizons and the Road to War; Chapter 3: The 'Phoney'War; Chapter 4: First Combat; Chapter 5: A Fighting Retreat; Chapter 6: Time to Regroup; Chapter 7: The Battle of Britain Begins; Chapter 8: Defending London at All Costs; Chapter 9: More Combat; Chapter 10: No. 501 Squadron's Hardest Day; Chapter 11: The Battle Rages On; Chapter 12: The Luftwaffe Defeated; Chapter 13: Pilot Training and the Dreaded Takoradi-Cairo Run; Chapter 14: No. 112 'Shark' Squadron; Chapter 15: No. 260 Squadron and El Alamein
- Chapter 16: No. 123 Squadron and Operation ThesisChapter 17: Stalag Luft III and the Great Escape; Chapter 18: The Post-War Years; Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781299198975
- 129919897X
- 9781844683567
- 1844683567
- OCLC:
- 797917249
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